Thursday, October 6, 2011

LINUX SHELL COMMANDS WITH DESCRIPTION(Best for Beginners and Advance level users)

LINUX SHELL COMMANDS WITH DESCRIPTION

System information
Command
Description
# arch
show architecture of machine(1)
# cal 2007
show the timetable of 2007  
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
show information CPU info  
# cat /proc/interrupts
show interrupts    
# cat /proc/meminfo
verify memory use  
# cat /proc/swaps
show file(s) swap    
# cat /proc/version
show version of the kernel    
# cat /proc/net/dev
show network adpters and statistics    
# cat /proc/mounts
show mounted file system(s)     
# clock -w
save date changes on BIOS  
# date
show system date  
# date 041217002007.00
set date and time - MonthDayhoursMinutesYear.Seconds    
# dmidecode -q
show hardware system components - (SMBIOS / DMI)    
# hdparm -i /dev/hda
displays the characteristics of a hard-disk    
# hdparm -tT /dev/sda
perform test reading on a hard-disk  
# lspci -tv
display PCI devices  
# lsusb -tv
show USB devices  
# uname -m
show architecture of machine(2)      
# uname -r
show used kernel version  

Shutdown, Restart and Logout of a system
Command
Description
# init 0
shutdown system(2)       
# logout
leaving session    
# reboot
reboot(2)       
# shutdown -h now
shutdown system(1)       
# shutdown -h 16:30 &
planned shutdown of the system       
# shutdown -c
cancel a planned shutdown of the system       
# shutdown -r now
reboot(1)       
# telinit 0
shutdown system(3)       


Files and Directory
Command
Description
# cd /home
enter to directory '/ home'       
# cd ..
go back one level       
# cd ../..
go back two levels       
# cd
go to home directory       
# cd ~user1
go to home directory       
# cd -
go to previous directory       
# cp file1 file2
copying a file       
# cp dir/* .
copy all files of a directory within the current work directory       
# cp -a /tmp/dir1 .
copy a directory within the current work directory       
# cp -a dir1 dir2
copy a directory       
# cp file file1
outputs the mime type of the file as text       
# iconv -l
lists known encodings       
# iconv -f fromEncoding -t toEncoding inputFile > outputFile
converting the coding of characters from one format to another       
# find . -maxdepth 1 -name *.jpg -print -exec convert
batch resize files in the current directory and send them to a thumbnails directory (requires convert from Imagemagick)       
# ln -s file1 lnk1
create a symbolic link to file or directory       
# ln file1 lnk1
create a physical link to file or directory       
# ls
view files of directory       
# ls -F
view files of directory       
# ls -l
show details of files and directory       
# ls -a
show hidden files       
# ls * 0-9 *
show files and directory containing numbers      
# lstree
show files and directories in a tree starting from root(2)      
# mkdir dir1
create a directory called 'dir1'      
# mkdir dir1 dir2
create two directories simultaneously      
# mkdir -p /tmp/dir1/dir2
create a directory tree      
# mv dir1 new_dir
rename / move a file or directory      
# pwd
show the path of work directory      
# rm -f file1
delete file called 'file1'      
# rm -rf dir1
remove a directory called 'dir1' and contents recursively      
# rm -rf dir1 dir2
remove two directories and their contents recursively      
# rmdir dir1
delete directory called 'dir1'      
# touch -t 0712250000 file1
modify timestamp of a file or directory - (YYMMDDhhmm)      
# tree
show files and directories in a tree starting from root(1)      


File search
Command
Description
# find / -name file1
search file and directory into root filesystem from '/'      
# find / -user user1
search files and directories belonging to 'user1'      
# find /home/user1 -name \*.bin
search files with '. bin' extension within directory '/ home/user1'      
# find /usr/bin -type f -atime +100
search binary files are not used in the last 100 days      
# find /usr/bin -type f -mtime -10
search files created or changed within 10 days      
# find / -name *.rpm -exec chmod 755 '{}' \;
search files with '.rpm' extension and modify permits      
# find / -xdev -name \*.rpm
search files with '.rpm' extension ignoring removable partitions as cdrom, pen-drive, etc.…      
# locate \*.ps
find files with the '.ps' extension - first run 'updatedb' com d      
# whereis halt
show location of a binary file, source or        
# which halt
show full path to a binary / executable      


Mounting a Filesystem
Com d
Description
# fuser -km /mnt/hda2
force umount when the device is busy      
# mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2
mount disk called hda2 - verify existence of the directory '/ mnt/hda2'      
# mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
mount a floppy disk      
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
mount a cdrom / dvdrom      
# mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrecorder
mount a cdrw / dvdrom      
# mount /dev/hdb /mnt/cdrecorder
mount a cdrw / dvdrom      
# mount -o loop file.iso /mnt/cdrom
mount a file or iso image      
# mount -t vfat /dev/hda5 /mnt/hda5
mount a Windows FAT32 file system      
# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usbdisk
mount a usb pen-drive or flash-drive      
# mount -t smbfs -o username=user,password=pass //WinClient/share /mnt/share
mount a windows network share      
# umount /dev/hda2
unmount disk called hda2 - exit from mount point '/ mnt/hda2' first      
# umount -n /mnt/hda2
run umount without writing the file /etc/mtab - useful when the file is read-only or the hard disk is full      


Disk Space
Command
Description
# df -h
show list of partitions mounted      
# dpkg-query -W -f='${Installed-Size;10}t${Package}n' | sort -k1,1n
show the used space by installed deb packages, sorting by size (debian, ubuntu and alike)      
# du -sh dir1
estimate space used by directory 'dir1'      
# du -sk * | sort -rn
show size of the files and directories sorted by size      
# ls -lSr |more
show size of the files and directories ordered by size      
# rpm -q -a --qf '%10{SIZE}t%{NAME}n' | sort -k1,1n
show space used by rpm packages installed sorted by size (fedora, redhat and like)      


Users and Groups
Command
Description
# chage -E 2005-12-31 user1
set deadline for user password      
# groupadd  group
create a new group      
# groupdel  group
delete a group      
# groupmod -n moon sun
rename a group from moon to sun      
# grpck
check correct syntax and file format of '/etc/group' and groups existence      
# newgrp -  group
log into a new group to change default group of newly created files      
# passwd
change password      
# passwd user1
change a user password (only by root)      
# pwck
check correct syntax and file format of '/etc/passwd' and users existence      
# useradd -c "User Linux" -g admin -d /home/user1 -s /bin/bash user1
create a new user "user1" belongs "admin" group      
# useradd user1
create a new user      
# userdel -r user1
delete a user ( '-r' eliminates home directory)      
# usermod -c "User FTP" -g system -d /ftp/user1 -s /bin/nologin user1
change user attributes      


Permits on Files

Command
Description
# chgrp group1 file1
change group of files      
# chmod ugo+rwx directory1
set permissions reading (r), write (w) and (x) access to users owner (u) group (g) and others (o)      
# chmod go-rwx directory1
remove permits reading (r), write (w) and (x) access to users group (g) and others (or      
# chmod u+s /bin/file1
set SUID bit on a binary file - the user that running that file gets same privileges as owner      
# chmod u-s /bin/file1
disable SUID bit on a binary file      
# chmod g+s /home/public
set SGID bit on a directory - similar to SUID but for directory      
# chmod g-s /home/public
disable SGID bit on a directory      
# chmod o+t /home/public
set STIKY bit on a directory - allows files deletion only to legitimate owners      
# chmod o-t /home/public
disable STIKY bit on a directory      
# chown user1 file1
change owner of a file      
# chown -R user1 directory1
change user owner of a directory and all the files and directories contained inside      
# chown user1:group1 file1
change user and group ownership of a file      
# find / -perm -u+s
view all files on the system with SUID configured      
# ls -lh
show permits on files      
# ls /tmp | pr -T5 -W$COLUMNS
divide terminal into 5 columns      



Special Attributes on files
Command
Description
# chattr +a file1
allows write opening of a file only append mode      
# chattr +c file1
allows that a file is compressed / decompressed automatically by the kernel      
# chattr +d file1
makes sure that the program ignores Dump the files during backup      
# chattr +i file1
makes it an immutable file, which can not be removed, altered, renamed or linked      
# chattr +s file1
allows a file to be deleted safely      
# chattr +S file1
makes sure that if a file is modified changes are written in synchronous mode as with sync      
# chattr +u file1
allows you to recover the contents of a file even if it is canceled      
# lsattr
show specials attributes      


Archives and compressed files
Command
Description
# bunzip2 file1.bz2
decompress a file called 'file1.bz2'      
# bzip2 file1
compress a file called 'file1'      
# gunzip file1.gz
decompress a file called 'file1.gz'      
# gzip file1
compress a file called 'file1'      
# gzip -9 file1
compress with maximum compression      
# rar a file1.rar test_file
create an archive rar called 'file1.rar'      
# rar a file1.rar file1 file2 dir1
compress 'file1', 'file2' and 'dir1' simultaneously      
# rar x file1.rar
decompress rar archive      
# tar -cvf archive.tar file1
create a uncompressed tarball      
# tar -cvf archive.tar file1 file2 dir1
create an archive containing 'file1', 'file2' and 'dir1'      
# tar -tf archive.tar
show contents of an archive      
# tar -xvf archive.tar
extract a tarball      
# tar -xvf archive.tar -C /tmp
extract a tarball into / tmp      
# tar -cvfj archive.tar.bz2 dir1
create a tarball compressed into bzip2      
# tar -xvfj archive.tar.bz2
decompress a compressed tar archive in bzip2      
# tar -cvfz archive.tar.gz dir1
create a tarball compressed into gzip      
# tar -xvfz archive.tar.gz
decompress a compressed tar archive in gzip      
# unrar x file1.rar
decompress rar archive      
# unzip file1.zip
decompress a zip archive      
# zip file1.zip file1
create an archive compressed in zip      
# zip -r file1.zip file1 file2 dir1
compress in zip several files and directories simultaneously      


RPM Packages ( Fedora, Red Hat and like)
Command
Description
# rpm -ivh  package.rpm
install a rpm package      
# rpm -ivh --nodeeps  package.rpm
install a rpm package ignoring dependencies requests      
# rpm -U  package.rpm
upgrade a rpm package without changing configuration files      
# rpm -F  package.rpm
upgrade a rpm package only if it is already installed      
# rpm -e  package
remove a rpm package      
# rpm -qa
show all rpm packages installed on the system      
# rpm -qa | grep httpd
show all rpm packages with the name "httpd"      
# rpm -qi  package
obtain information on a specific package installed      
# rpm -qg "System Environment/Daemons"
show rpm packages of a group software      
# rpm -ql  package
show list of files provided by a rpm package installed      
# rpm -qc  package
show list of configuration files provided by a rpm package installed      
# rpm -q  package  --whatrequires
show list of dependencies required for a rpm packet      
# rpm -q  package  --whatprovides
show capability provided by a rpm package      
# rpm -q  package  --scripts
show scripts started during installation / removal      
# rpm -q  package  --changelog
show history of revisions of a rpm package      
# rpm -qf /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
verify which rpm package belongs to a given file      
# rpm -qp  package.rpm  -l
show list of files provided by a rpm package not yet installed      
# rpm --import /media/cdrom/RPM-GPG-KEY
import public-key digital signature      
# rpm --checksig  package.rpm
verify the integrity of a rpm package      
# rpm -qa gpg-pubkey
verify integrity of all rpm packages installed      
# rpm -V  package
check file size, permissions, type, owner, group, MD5 checksum and last modification      
# rpm -Va
check all rpm packages installed on the system - use with caution      
# rpm -Vp  package.rpm
verify a rpm package not yet installed      
# rpm -ivh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/`arch`/ package.rpm
install a package built from a rpm source      
# rpm2cpio  package.rpm  | cpio --extract --make-directories *bin*
extract executable file from a rpm package      
# rpmbuild --rebuild  package.src.rpm
build a rpm package from a rpm source      


YUM packages tool (Fedora, RedHat and alike)
Command
Description
# yum -y install  package
download and install a rpm package      
# yum localinstall  package.rpm
That will install an RPM, and try to resolve all the dependencies for you using your repositories.      
# yum -y update
update all rpm packages installed on the system      
# yum update  package
upgrade a rpm package      
# yum remove  package
remove a rpm package      
# yum list
list all packages installed on the system      
# yum search  package
find a package on rpm repository      
# yum clean  package
clean up rpm cache erasing downloaded packages      
# yum clean headers
remove all files headers that the system uses to resolve dependency      
# yum clean all
remove from the cache packages and headers files      


DEB packages (Debian, Ubuntu and like)
Command
Description
# dpkg -i  package.deb
install / upgrade a deb package      
# dpkg -r  package
remove a deb package from the system      
# dpkg -l
show all deb packages installed on the system      
# dpkg -l | grep httpd
show all deb packages with the name "httpd"      
# dpkg -s  package
obtain information on a specific package installed on system      
# dpkg -L  package
show list of files provided by a package installed on system      
# dpkg --contents  package.deb
show list of files provided by a package not yet installed      
# dpkg -S /bin/ping
verify which package belongs to a given file      


APT packages tool (Debian, Ubuntu and alike)
Command
Description
# apt-cache search  package
returns list of packages which corresponds string "searched-packages"      
# apt-cdrom install  package
install / upgrade a deb package from cdrom      
# apt-get install  package
install / upgrade a deb package      
# apt-get update
update the package list      
# apt-get upgrade
upgrade all of the installed packages      
# apt-get remove  package
remove a deb package from system      
# apt-get check
verify correct resolution of dependencies      
# apt-get clean
clean up cache from packages downloaded      


PAC packages tool (Arch, Frugalware and alike)
Command
Description
# pac  -S name
Install package 'name' with dependencies      
# pac  -R name
Delete package 'name' and all files of it      



View file content
Command
Description
# cat file1
view the contents of a file starting from the first row      
# head -2 file1
view first two lines of a file      
# less file1
similar to 'more' com d but which allows backward movement in the file as well as forward movement      
# more file1
view content of a file along      
# tac file1
view the contents of a file starting from the last line      
# tail -2 file1
view last two lines of a file      
# tail -f /var/log/messages
view in real time what is added to a file      


Text  manipulation
Command
Description
# cat example.txt | awk 'NR%2==1'
remove all even lines from example.txt      
# echo a b c | awk '{print $1}'
view the first column of a line      
# echo a b c | awk '{print $1,$3}'
view the first and third column of a line      
# cat -n file1
number row of a file      
# comm -1 file1 file2
compare contents of two files by deleting only unique lines from 'file1'      
# comm -2 file1 file2
compare contents of two files by deleting only unique lines from 'file2'      
# comm -3 file1 file2
compare contents of two files by deleting only the lines that appear on both files      
# diff file1 file2
find differences between two files      
# grep Aug /var/log/messages
look up words "Aug" on file '/var/log/messages'      
# grep ^Aug /var/log/messages
look up words that begin with "Aug" on file '/var/log/messages'      
# grep  0-9  /var/log/messages
select from file '/var/log/messages' all lines that contain numbers      
# grep Aug -R /var/log/*
search string "Aug" at directory '/var/log' and below      
# paste file1 file2
merging contents of two files for columns      
# paste -d '+' file1 file2
merging contents of two files for columns with '+' delimiter on the center      
# sdiff file1 file2
find differences between two files and merge interactively alike "diff"      
# sed 's/string1/string2/g' example.txt
replace "string1" with "string2" in example.txt      
# sed '/^$/d' example.txt
remove all blank lines from example.txt      
# sed '/ *#/d; /^$/d' example.txt
remove comments and blank lines from example.txt      
# sed -e '1d' exampe.txt
eliminates the first line from file example.txt      
# sed -n '/string1/p'
view only lines that contain the word "string1"      
# sed -e 's/ *$//' example.txt
remove empty characters at the end of each row      
# sed -e 's/string1//g' example.txt
remove only the word "string1" from text and leave intact all      
# sed -n '1,5p' example.txt
print from 1th to 5th row of example.txt      
# sed -n '5p;5q' example.txt
print row number 5 of example.txt      
# sed -e 's/00*/0/g' example.txt
replace more zeros with a single zero      
# sort file1 file2
sort contents of two files      
# sort file1 file2 | uniq
sort contents of two files omitting lines repeated      
# sort file1 file2 | uniq -u
sort contents of two files by viewing only unique line      
# sort file1 file2 | uniq -d
sort contents of two files by viewing only duplicate line      
# echo 'word' | tr ' :lower: ' ' :upper: '
convert from lower case in upper case      



Character set and Format file conversion
Command
Description
# dos2unix filedos.txt fileunix.txt
convert a text file format from MSDOS to UNIX      
# recode ..HTML < page.txt > page.html
convert a text file to html      
# recode -l | more
show all available formats conversion      
# unix2dos fileunix.txt filedos.txt
convert a text file format from UNIX to MSDOS      


Filesystem Analysis
Command
Description
# badblocks -v /dev/hda1
check bad blocks on disk hda1      
# dosfsck /dev/hda1
repair / check integrity of dos filesystems on disk hda1      
# e2fsck /dev/hda1
repair / check integrity of ext2 filesystem on disk hda1      
# e2fsck -j /dev/hda1
repair / check integrity of ext3 filesystem on disk hda1      
# fsck /dev/hda1
repair / check integrity of linux filesystem on disk hda1      
# fsck.ext2 /dev/hda1
repair / check integrity of ext2 filesystem on disk hda1      
# fsck.ext3 /dev/hda1
repair / check integrity of ext3 filesystem on disk hda1      
# fsck.vfat /dev/hda1
repair / check integrity of fat filesystem on disk hda1      
# fsck.msdos /dev/hda1
repair / check integrity of dos filesystem on disk hda1      


Format a Filesystem
Command
Description
# fdformat -n /dev/fd0
format a floppy disk      
# mke2fs /dev/hda1
create a filesystem type linux ext2 on hda1 partition      
# mke2fs -j /dev/hda1
create a filesystem type linux ext3 (journal) on hda1 partition      
# mkfs /dev/hda1
create a filesystem type linux on hda1 partition      
# mkfs -t vfat 32 -F /dev/hda1
create a FAT32 filesystem      
# mkswap /dev/hda3
create a swap filesystem      


Filesystem SWAP
Command
Description
# mkswap /dev/hda3
create a swap filesystem      
# swapon /dev/hda3
activating a new swap partition      
# swapon /dev/hda2 /dev/hdb3
activate two swap partitions      



Backup
Command
Description
# find /var/log -name '*.log' | tar cv --files-from=- | bzip2 > log.tar.bz2
find all files with '.log' extention and make an bzip archive      
# find /home/user1 -name '*.txt' | xargs cp -av --target-directory=/home/backup/ --parents
find and copy all files with '.txt' extention from a directory to another      
# dd bs=1M if=/dev/hda | gzip | ssh user@ip_addr 'dd of=hda.gz'
make a backup of a local hard disk on remote host via ssh      
# dd if=/dev/sda of=/tmp/file1
backup content of the harddrive to a file      
# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1
make a copy of MBR (Master Boot Record) to floppy      
# dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1
restore MBR from backup copy saved to floppy      
# dump -0aj -f /tmp/home0.bak /home
make a full backup of directory '/home'      
# dump -1aj -f /tmp/home0.bak /home
make a incremental backup of directory '/home'      
# restore -if /tmp/home0.bak
restoring a backup interactively      
# rsync -rogpav --delete /home /tmp
synchronization between directories      
# rsync -rogpav -e ssh --delete /home ip_address:/tmp
rsync via SSH tunnel      
# rsync -az -e ssh --delete ip_addr:/home/public /home/local
synchronize a local directory with a remote directory via ssh and compression      
# rsync -az -e ssh --delete /home/local ip_addr:/home/public
synchronize a remote directory with a local directory via ssh and compression      
# tar -Puf backup.tar /home/user
make a incremental backup of directory '/home/user'      
# ( cd /tmp/local/ && tar c . ) | ssh -C user@ip_addr 'cd /home/share/ && tar x -p'
copy content of a directory on remote directory via ssh      
# ( tar c /home ) | ssh -C user@ip_addr 'cd /home/backup-home && tar x -p'
copy a local directory on remote directory via ssh      
# tar cf - . | (cd /tmp/backup ; tar xf - )
local copy preserving permits and links from a directory to another      



CDROM
Command
Description
# cd-paranoia -B
rip audio tracks from a CD to wav files      
# cd-paranoia --
rip first three audio tracks from a CD to wav files      
# cdrecord -v gracetime=2 dev=/dev/cdrom -eject blank=fast -force
clean a rewritable cdrom      
# cdrecord -v dev=/dev/cdrom cd.iso
burn an ISO image      
# gzip -dc cd_iso.gz | cdrecord dev=/dev/cdrom -
burn a compressed ISO image      
# cdrecord --scanbus
scan bus to identify the channel scsi      
# dd if=/dev/hdc | md5sum
perform an md5sum on a device, like a CD      
# mkisofs /dev/cdrom > cd.iso
create an iso image of cdrom on disk      
# mkisofs /dev/cdrom | gzip > cd_iso.gz
create a compressed iso image of cdrom on disk      
# mkisofs -J -allow-leading-dots -R -V
create an iso image of a directory      
# mount -o loop cd.iso /mnt/iso
mount an ISO image      



Networking (LAN / WiFi)
Command
Description
# dhclient eth0
active interface 'eth0' in dhcp mode      
# ethtool eth0
show network statistics of eth0      
# host www.example.com
lookup hostname to resolve name to ip address and viceversa      
# hostname
show hostname of system      
# ifconfig eth0
show configuration of an ethernet network card      
# ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
configure IP Address      
# ifconfig eth0 promisc
configure 'eth0' in promiscuous mode to gather packets (sniffing)      
# ifdown eth0
disable an interface 'eth0'      
# ifup eth0
activate an interface 'eth0'      
# ip link show
show link status of all network interfaces      
# iwconfig eth1
show wireless networks      
# iwlist scan
wifi scanning to display the wireless connections available      
# mii-tool eth0
show link status of 'eth0'      
# netstat -tup
show all active network connections and their PID      
# netstat -tupl
show all network services listening on the system and their PID      
# netstat -rn
show routing table alike "route -n"      
# nslookup www.example.com
lookup hostname to resolve name to ip address and viceversa      
# route -n
show routing table      
# route add -net 0/0 gw IP_Gateway
configure default gateway      
# route add -net 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 gw 192.168.1.1
configure static route to reach network '192.168.0.0/16'      
# route del 0/0 gw IP_gateway
remove static route      
# echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
activate ip routing      
# tcpdump tcp port 80
show all HTTP traffic      
# whois www.example.com
lookup on Whois database      


Microsoft Windows networks (samba)
Command
Description
# mount -t smbfs -o username=user,password=pass //WinClient/share /mnt/share
mount a windows network share      
# nbtscan ip_addr
netbios name resolution      
# nmblookup -A ip_addr
netbios name resolution      
# smbclient -L ip_addr/hostname
show remote shares of a windows host      
# smbget -Rr smb://ip_addr/share
like wget can download files from a host windows via smb      


IPTABLES (firewall)
Command
Description
# iptables -t filter -L
show all chains of filtering table      
# iptables -t nat -L
show all chains of nat table      
# iptables -t filter -F
clear all rules from filtering table      
# iptables -t nat -F
clear all rules from table nat      
# iptables -t filter -X
delete any chains created by user      
# iptables -t filter -A INPUT -p tcp --dport telnet -j ACCEPT
allow telnet connections to input      
# iptables -t filter -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport http -j DROP
block HTTP connections to output      
# iptables -t filter -A FORWARD -p tcp --dport pop3 -j ACCEPT
allow POP3 connections to forward chain      
# iptables -t filter -A INPUT -j LOG --log-prefix
Logging on input chain      
# iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
configure a PAT (Port Address Traslation) on eth0 masking outbound packets      
# iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -d 192.168.0.1 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 22 -j DNAT --to-destination 10.0.0.2:22
redirect packets addressed to a host to another host      



Monitoring and debugging
Command
Description
# free -m
displays status of RAM in megabytes      
# kill -9 process_id
force closure of the process and finish it      
# kill -1 process_id
force a process to reload configuration      
# last reboot
show history reboot      
# lsmod
display kernel loaded      
# lsof -p process_id
display a list of files opened by processes      
# lsof /home/user1
displays a list of open files in a given path system      
# ps -eafw
displays linux tasks      
# ps -e -o pid,args --forest
displays linux tasks in a hierarchical mode      
# pstree
Shows a tree system processes      
# smartctl -A /dev/hda
monitoring reliability of a hard-disk through SMART      
# smartctl -i /dev/hda
check if SMART is active on a hard-disk      
# strace -c ls >/dev/null
display system calls made and received by a process      
# strace -f -e open ls >/dev/null
display library calls      
# tail /var/log/dmesg
show events inherent to the process of booting kernel      
# tail /var/log/messages
show system events      
# top
display linux tasks using most cpu      
# watch -n1 'cat /proc/interrupts'
display interrupts in real-time      



Other useful commands
Command
Description
# alias hh='history'
set an alias for a com d - hh = history      
# apropos ...keyword
display a list of com ds that pertain to keywords of a program , useful when you know what your program does, but you don't know the name of the com d      
# chsh
change shell com d      
# chsh --list-shells
nice com d to know if you have to remote into another box      
# gpg -c file1
encrypt a file with GNU Privacy Guard      
# gpg file1.gpg
decrypt a file with GNU Privacy Guard      
# ldd /usr/bin/ssh
show shared libraries required by ssh program      
#   ping
display the on-line  ual pages for example on ping com d - use '-k' option to find any related com ds      
# mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 `uname -r`
create a boot floppy      
# wget -r www.example.com
download an entire web site      
# wget -c www.example.com/file.iso
download a file with the ability to stop the download and resume later      
# echo 'wget -c www.example.com/files.iso' | at 09:00
start a download at any given time      
# whatis ...keyword
displays description of what a program does  
# who -a
show who is logged on, and print: time of last system boot, dead processes, system login processes, active processes spawned by init, current runlevel, last system clock change      
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