DevOps Shack
TOP 100 Most Commonly Asked Commands
In MNC Interviews
1. Linux Commands
1.ls – List directory contents
ls -l
2.cd – Change directory
cd /home/user/Documents
3.pwd – Print working directory
Pwd
4.mkdir – Create a new directory
arduino
mkdir new_folder
5.rm – Remove files or directories
rm -rf directory_name
6.cp – Copy files and directories
cp file1.txt /destination/path
7.mv – Move/rename files and directories
mv file1.txt /destination/path
8.cat – View the contents of a file
cat file.txt
9.grep – Search text using a pattern
lua
grep "error" log.txt
10. find – Search for files and directories
arduino
find /home -name "*.txt"
2. Git Commands
11. git init – Initialize a new Git repository
csharp
git init
12. git clone – Clone a repository
git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git
13. git add – Add files to the staging area
csharp
git add file.txt
14. git commit – Commit changes
sql
git commit -m "Initial commit"
15. git push – Push changes to remote repository
css
git push origin main
16. git pull – Fetch and merge changes from remote
css
git pull origin main
17. git branch – List, create, or delete branches
cpp
git branch new-branch
18. git checkout – Switch branches
cpp
git checkout new-branch
19. git merge – Merge branches
sql
git merge feature-branch
20. git log – Show commit history
lua
git log --oneline
3. SQL Commands
21. SELECT – Retrieve data from a database
sql
SELECT * FROM employees;
22. INSERT INTO – Insert new data into a table
pgsql
INSERT INTO employees (id, name, salary) VALUES
(1, 'John', 5000);
23. UPDATE – Modify existing data
sql
UPDATE employees SET salary = 6000 WHERE id =
1;
24. DELETE – Remove records
sql
DELETE FROM employees WHERE id = 1;
25. WHERE – Filter records
sql
SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary > 5000;
26. ORDER BY – Sort query results
pgsql
SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY salary DESC;
27. GROUP BY – Aggregate data
pgsql
SELECT department, COUNT(*) FROM employees
GROUP BY department;
28. JOIN – Combine multiple tables
pgsql
SELECT employees.name, department.name
FROM employees
JOIN department ON employees.dept_id =
department.id;
29. HAVING – Filter groups
pgsql
SELECT department, COUNT(*) FROM employees
GROUP BY department HAVING COUNT(*) > 5;
30. LIMIT – Restrict number of rows returned
pgsql
SELECT * FROM employees LIMIT 10;
4. Docker Commands
31. docker run – Run a container
arduino
docker run -d nginx
32. docker ps – List running containers
nginx
docker ps
33. docker stop – Stop a container
Arduino
docker stop container_id
34. docker rm – Remove a container
docker rm container_id
35. docker images – List all Docker images
nginx
docker images
36. docker build – Build a Docker image
nginx
docker build -t myimage .
37. docker exec – Execute a command in a running container
docker exec -it container_id
38. docker logs – View logs of a container
nginx
docker logs container_id
39. docker network ls – List networks
docker network ls
40. docker-compose up – Start services from a
docker-compose.yml
docker-compose up -d
5. Kubernetes Commands
41. kubectl get pods – List all running pods
arduino
kubectl get pods
42. kubectl describe pod – Show details of a pod
sql
kubectl describe pod pod_name
43. kubectl logs – View logs of a pod
nginx
kubectl logs pod_name
44. kubectl apply – Apply configuration changes
nginx
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
45. kubectl delete pod – Delete a pod
cpp
kubectl delete pod pod_name
46. kubectl exec – Run commands in a pod
kubectl exec -it pod_name -- /bin/
47. kubectl get services – List all services
arduino
kubectl get services
48. kubectl get deployments – List all deployments
arduino
kubectl get deployments
49. kubectl scale – Scale a deployment
lua
kubectl scale deployment myapp --replicas=3
50. kubectl rollout status – Check rollout status of a deployment
Lua
kubectl rollout status deployment myapp
6. Python Commands
51. python --version – Check Python version
css
python --version
52. pip list – List installed Python packages
nginx
pip list
53. virtualenv venv – Create a virtual environment
nginx
virtualenv venv
54. source venv/bin/activate – Activate virtual environment
(Linux/macOS)
source venv/bin/activate
55. venv\Scripts\activate – Activate virtual environment (Windows)
venv\Scripts\activate
56. python -m http.server 8000 – Start a simple HTTP server
yaml
python -m http.server 8000
57. python -c "print('Hello World')" – Run a single Python command
scss
python -c "print('Hello World')"
58. pip install package_name – Install a Python package
nginx
pip install requests
59. python script.py – Run a Python script
nginx
python script.py
60. pytest test_file.py – Run tests using Pytest
nginx
pytest test_file.py
7. Networking Commands
61. ping – Check network connectivity
nginx
ping google.com
62. traceroute – Display route packets take to a network host
(Linux/macOS)
nginx
traceroute google.com
63. tracert – Display route packets take to a network host (Windows)
Nginx
tracert google.com
64. netstat – Display network connections
nginx
netstat -an
65. nslookup – Query DNS for a domain’s IP
nginx
nslookup google.com
66. dig – Perform DNS lookups (Linux/macOS)
nginx
dig google.com
67. ip a – Show IP addresses (Linux)
css
ip a
68. ipconfig – Show network configuration (Windows)
ipconfig /all
69. nmap – Scan open ports on a network
css
nmap -p 22,80,443 google.com
70. tcpdump – Capture network traffic
css
tcpdump -i eth0
8. AWS Cloud Commands (AWS CLI)
71. aws configure – Configure AWS CLI
nginx
aws configure
72. aws s3 ls – List S3 buckets
aws s3 ls
73. aws s3 cp – Copy files to/from S3
aws s3 cp file.txt s3://my-bucket/
74. aws ec2 describe-instances – List EC2 instances
sql
aws ec2 describe-instances
75. aws lambda list-functions – List AWS Lambda functions
python
aws lambda list-functions
76. aws rds describe-db-instances – List RDS instances
sql
aws rds describe-db-instances
77. aws dynamodb list-tables – List DynamoDB tables
nginx
aws dynamodb list-tables
78. aws cloudwatch logs describe-log-groups – List CloudWatch logs
sql
aws cloudwatch logs describe-log-groups
79. aws iam list-users – List IAM users
nginx
aws iam list-users
80. aws eks list-clusters – List EKS clusters
Nginx
aws eks list-clusters
9. Microsoft Azure CLI Commands
81. az login – Login to Azure
nginx
az login
82. az account list – List available accounts
nginx
az account list
83. az vm list – List Azure virtual machines
css
az vm list --output table
84. az storage account list – List Azure storage accounts
css
az storage account list --output table
85. az group list – List resource groups
css
az group list --output table
86. Naz aks list – List AKS clusters
css
az aks list --output table
87. az functionapp list – List Azure Function apps
css
az functionapp list --output table
88. az cosmosdb list – List Azure CosmosDB instances
css
az cosmosdb list --output table
89. az monitor log-profiles list – List Azure monitoring logs
lua
az monitor log-profiles list
90. az ad user list – List Azure Active Directory users
css
az ad user list --output table
10. Miscellaneous DevOps & Scripting Commands
91. chmod – Change file permissions
chmod 755 script.sh
92. chown – Change file ownership
sql
chown user:user file.txt
93. tar – Archive files
nginx
tar -cvf archive.tar folder_name/
94. unzip – Extract ZIP files
python
unzip archive.zip
95. sed – Stream editor for modifying files
nginx
sed -i 's/old-text/new-text/g' file.txt
96. awk – Process text files
nginx
awk '{print $1}' file.txt
97. curl – Make HTTP requests
nginx
curl -X GET https://example.com
98. wget – Download files from the internet
nginx
wget https://example.com/file.zip
99. rsync – Sync files between locations
rsync -av source/ destination/
100. nohup – Run a command in the background
nohup python script.py &
