Basic Linux Commands

Basic commands used in a linux terminal

Command	Explanation	Example
cd	change directory	cd /home/kali/file_name.txt
mv	move a file/directory	mv file.txt /path/to/newlocation
pwd	print current working directory	pwd
grep	find the entered word	ls -l | grep ".txt"
ls	list files in current directory	ls
-l	Lists files in a long format, showing details such as permissions, ownership, size, and modification time.	ls -l
-a	Shows all files, including hidden files (those that start with a dot .).	ls -a
-h	Makes file sizes human-readable, often used with -l to show sizes in KB, MB, or GB.	ls -lh
mkdir	make directory	mkdir dir_name
rmdir	remove directory	rmdir dir_name
touch	create an empty file	touch file_name.txt
cat	see file content	cat file_name.txt
man	display manual for other commands	any command man
chmod	change mod of a file (rwx)	chmod +rwx file_name.txt
chown	change owner and group of a file	chown user:group file_name.txt
df	display available disk space	df -h
find	search for files in a directory hierarchy	find /path -type f -size +10M
tar	archive files	tar -czvf project.tar.gz project/
gzip	compres & decompres files/dirs	gzip file_name.txt
ssh	ssh connection request	ssh ip_addres port
curl	transfer data from/to server	curl -o downloaded_file.txt http://example.com/file.txt
ping	test connectivity	ping site.com
ifconfig	see network interface info	ifconfig