50 Important Linux Commands

Linux commands

1. ls: List files and directories
2. cd: Change the directory
3. pwd: Print current working directory
4. mkdir: Create a new directory
5. rmdir: Remove empty directories
6. rm: Remove files or directories
7. cp: Copy files and directories
8. mv: Move or rename files and directories
9. touch: Create an empty file
10. cat: View file contents
11. more: View file contents page by page
12. less: View file contents with backward movement
13. head: View first lines of a file
14. tail: View last lines of a file
15. echo: Display a line of text
16. man: Show manual for a command
17. chmod: Change file permissions
18. chown: Change file ownership
19. find: Search for files in a directory hierarchy
20. locate: Find files by name
21. grep: Search text using patterns
22. df: Display disk space usage
23. du: Show file and directory space usage
24. top: Display running processes
25. ps: Report a snapshot of current processes
26. kill: Terminate a process
27. tar: Archive files
28. zip: Compress files into a zip archive
29. unzip: Extract zip archive
30. ssh: Secure shell to a remote machine
31. scp: Secure copy files between systems
32. wget: Download files from the internet
33. curl: Transfer data from or to a server
34. nano: Simple text editor
35. vim: Advanced text editor
36. apt-get: Install packages in Debian-based systems
37. yum: Install packages in RedHat-based systems
38. sudo: Run command as superuser
39. whoami: Show current user
40. hostname: Show or set system hostname
41. date: Display or set date and time
42. uptime: Show how long the system has been running
43. reboot: Reboot the system
44. shutdown: Shut down the system
45. history: Show command history
46. clear: Clear the terminal screen
47. alias: Create a shortcut for a command
48. uname: Show system information
49. free: Display memory usage
50. env: Show environment variables