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The document lists 50 essential Linux commands that every regular user should know, including commands for file management, system monitoring, and user administration. Each command is briefly described, highlighting its primary function, such as 'ls' for listing directory contents and 'sudo' for executing administrative tasks. This serves as a quick reference guide for users to enhance their command-line proficiency in Linux.

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Commands

The document lists 50 essential Linux commands that every regular user should know, including commands for file management, system monitoring, and user administration. Each command is briefly described, highlighting its primary function, such as 'ls' for listing directory contents and 'sudo' for executing administrative tasks. This serves as a quick reference guide for users to enhance their command-line proficiency in Linux.

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op 50 Linux Commands You Must Know as a Regular User...

1. ls - view contents of directory (list)


2. pwd - path of the current directory
3. cd - change directoryn
4. mkdir - make new directory
5. mv - move files / rename files
6. cp - copy files
7. rm - remove files
8. touch - create blank new file
9. rmdir - delete directory
10. cat - list content of file to terminal
11. clear - clear terminal window
12. echo - move data into a file
13. less - Read text file one screen at a time
14. man - show manual of Linux commands
15. sudo - enables you to perform tasks that require administrative or root permissions
16. top - task manager in terminal
17. tar - used to archive multiple files into a tarball
18. grep - used to searching words in specific files
19. head - view first lines of any text file
20. tail - view last lines of any text file
21. diff - compares the contents of two files line by line
22. kill - used for killing unresponsive program
23. jobs - display all current jobs along with their statuses
24. sort - is a command line utility for sorting lines of text files
25. df - info about system disk
26. du - check how much space a file or directory takes
27. zip - to compress your files into a zip archive
28. unzip - to extract the zipped files from a zip archive
29. ssh - a secure encrypted connection between two hosts over and insecure network
30. cal - shows calendar
31. apt - command line tool for interaction with packaging system
32. alias - custom shortcuts used to represent a command
33. w - current user info
34. whereis - used to locate the binary, source, manual page files
35. whatis - used to get one-line man page description
36. useradd - used to create a new user
37. passwd - used to changing password of current user
38. whoami - print current user
39. uptime - print current time when machine starts
40. free - print free disk space info
41. history - print used commands history
42. uname - print detailed information about your Linux system
43. ping - to check connectivity status to a server
44. chmod - to change permissions of files and directories
45. chown - to change ownership of files and directories
46. find - using find searches for files and directories
47. locate - used to locate a file, just like the search command in Windows
48. ifconfig - print ip address stuff
49. ip a - similar to ifconfig but shortest print
50. finger - gives you a short dump of info about a user

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