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    Linux Command Cheat Sheet

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    This document provides a cheat sheet of common Linux commands organized into categories including console commands, user commands, navigation commands, folder/file manipulation commands, package management commands, and network management commands. For each command, a brief description of its functionality is given. The cheat sheet is intended to help users learn the basic commands and operations available in the Linux operating system.

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    This document provides a cheat sheet of common Linux commands organized into categories including console commands, user commands, navigation commands, folder/file manipulation commands, package management commands, and network management commands. For each command, a brief description of its functionality is given. The cheat sheet is intended to help users learn the basic commands and operations available in the Linux operating system.

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    Linux Command Cheat Sheet

    Use [command] --help if you want to know all of the available options for each command!

    Console
    Command / Action Result
    Press Shift+Page Up / Page Down Scroll the console up or down
    Up / Down arrows Will enter the last used commands
    Press Tab Will autocomplete your text where possible (remember Linux is case sensitive on
    EVERYTHING)
    clear Clears the screen of all text
    --help Shows help for current command – usage example: “shutdown --help”
    shutdown Shuts down the server – usage example: “shutdown -r now” or “shutdown now”
    logout Logs the current user out of the system
    grep Filter for text

    User Commands
    Command Result
    sudo Elevated permissions
    su Switch user – sudo su – su user2 – etc…
    adduser username Create a user account
    deluser username Delete a user account
    passwd username Reset a user account password

    Navigation
    Command Result
    ls List all of the folders / files in current directory (use ls –a) to show hidden files
    cd Change Directory – usage example: “cd ..”; “cd /”; “cd /home/desktop” etc…

    Folder / File Manipulation


    Command Result
    mkdir Create a directory… “mkdir test_directory”
    rm Delete file
    rm -r Delete a folder
    cat Outputs contents a file – usage example: “cat [filename]”; “cat config.conf”
    nano / vi Edit a text file with the Nano or VI text editor – usage example: “nano config.conf”

    Package Management
    Command Result
    apt-get install [package name] Install a package (apache for example)
    apt-get purge [package name] Uninstall program
    dpkg –l List installed packages

    Network Management
    Command Result
    ifconfig -a List all network information
    Ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.20 Set the IP of eth0 to 10.0.0.20

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