| instruction,input,output,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ls,The most frequently used command in Linux to list directories,, | |
| Explain the linux command,pwd,Print working directory command in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cd,Linux command to navigate through directories,, | |
| Explain the linux command,mkdir,Command used to create directories in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,mv,Move or rename files in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cp,Similar usage as mv but for copying files in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,rm,Delete files or directories,, | |
| Explain the linux command,touch,Create blank/empty files,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ln,Create symbolic links (shortcuts) to other files,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cat,Display file contents on the terminal,, | |
| Explain the linux command,clear,Clear the terminal display,, | |
| Explain the linux command,echo,Print any text that follows the command,, | |
| Explain the linux command,less,Linux command to display paged outputs in the terminal,, | |
| Explain the linux command,man,Access manual pages for all Linux commands,, | |
| Explain the linux command,uname,Linux command to get basic information about the OS,, | |
| Explain the linux command,whoami,Get the active username,, | |
| Explain the linux command,tar,Command to extract and compress files in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,grep,Search for a string within an output,, | |
| Explain the linux command,head,Return the specified number of lines from the top,, | |
| Explain the linux command,tail,Return the specified number of lines from the bottom,, | |
| Explain the linux command,diff,Find the difference between two files,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cmp,Allows you to check if two files are identical,, | |
| Explain the linux command,comm,Combines the functionality of diff and cmp,, | |
| Explain the linux command,sort,Linux command to sort the content of a file while outputting,, | |
| Explain the linux command,export,Export environment variables in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,zip,Zip files in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,unzip,Unzip files in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ssh,Secure Shell command in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,service,Linux command to start and stop services,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ps,Display active processes,, | |
| Explain the linux command,kill and killall,Kill active processes by process ID or name,, | |
| Explain the linux command,df,Display disk filesystem information,, | |
| Explain the linux command,mount,Mount file systems in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,chmod,Command to change file permissions,, | |
| Explain the linux command,chown,Command for granting ownership of files or folders,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ifconfig,Display network interfaces and IP addresses,, | |
| Explain the linux command,traceroute,Trace all the network hops to reach the destination,, | |
| Explain the linux command,wget,Direct download files from the internet,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ufw,Firewall command,, | |
| Explain the linux command,iptables,Base firewall for all other firewall utilities to interface with,, | |
| Explain the linux command,sudo,Command to escalate privileges in Linux,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cal,View a command-line calendar,, | |
| Explain the linux command,alias,Create custom shortcuts for your regularly used commands,, | |
| Explain the linux command,dd,Majorly used for creating bootable USB sticks,, | |
| Explain the linux command,whatis,Find what a command is used for,, | |
| Explain the linux command,top,View active processes live with their system usage,, | |
| Explain the linux command,useradd and usermod,Add new user or change existing users data,, | |
| Explain the linux command,passwd,Create or update passwords for existing users,, | |
| Explain the linux command,whereis,Locate the binary source and manual pages for a command,, | |
| Explain the linux command,apt,Package manager,, | |
| Explain the linux command,Ctrl + C,Kill process running in the terminal.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,Ctrl + Z,Stop the current process. The process can be resumed in the foreground with fg or in the background with bg.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,Ctrl + W,Cut one word before the cursor and add it to the clipboard.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,Ctrl + U,Cut part of the line before the cursor and add it to the clipboard.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,Ctrl + K,Cut part of the line after the cursor and add it to the clipboard.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,Ctrl + Y,Paste from clipboard.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,Ctrl + R,Recall the last command that matches the provided characters.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,Ctrl + O,Run the previously recalled command.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,Ctrl + G,Exit command history without running a command.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,clear,Clear the terminal screen.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,!!,Run the last command again.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,exit,Log out of the current session.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,find [path] -name [search_pattern],Find files and directories that match the specified pattern in a specified location.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,find [path] -size [+100M],See files and directories larger than a specified size in a directory.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,grep [search_pattern] [file_name],Search for a specific pattern in a file with grep.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,grep -r [search_pattern] [directory_name],Recursively search for a pattern in a directory.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,locate [name],Locate all files and directories related to a particular name.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,which [command],Search the command path in the $PATH environment variable.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,awk '[search_pattern] {print $0}' [file_name],Print all lines matching,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ls,List files and directories in the current directory,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ls -a,List all files and directories in the current directory (shows hidden files),, | |
| Explain the linux command,ls -l,List files and directories in long format,, | |
| Explain the linux command,pwd,Show the directory you are currently working in,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cd,Change directory,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cd ~,Change directory to $HOME,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cd ..,Move up one directory level,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cd -,Change to the previous directory,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cd [directory_path],Change location to a specified directory,, | |
| Explain the linux command,dirs,Show current directory stack,, | |
| Explain the linux command,df -h,Check free and used space on mounted systems.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,df -i,Show free inodes on mounted file systems.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,fdisk -l,Display disk partitions sizes and types with the command. | |
| Explain the linux command,du -ah,See disk usage for all files and directories.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,du -sh,Show disk usage of the current directory.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,mount,Show currently mounted file systems.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,findmnt,Display target mount point for all file systems.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,mount [device_path] [mount_point],Mount a device.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,tar zxvf [file_name.tar.gz],Extract files from a gzipped tarball,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cd [extracted_directory],Change directory to the extracted directory,, | |
| Explain the linux command,./configure,Prepare the source code for compilation by generating makefiles,, | |
| Explain the linux command,make,Compile the source code using the makefiles,, | |
| Explain the linux command,make install,Install the compiled software,, | |
| Explain the linux command,sudo snap install [package_name],Install a Snap package,, | |
| Explain the linux command,sudo snap find [keyword],Search for a package in the Snap store,, | |
| Explain the linux command,sudo snap list,List installed Snap packages,, | |
| Explain the linux command,flatpak install [package_name],Install a Flatpak package,, | |
| Explain the linux command,flatpak search [keyword],Search for a Flatpak application in repositories,, | |
| Explain the linux command,flatpak list,List installed Flatpak packages,, | |
| Explain the linux command,scpu,See CPU information.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,lsblk,See information about block devices.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,lspci -tv,Show PCI devices in a treelike diagram.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,lsusb -tv,Display USB devices in a tree-like diagram.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,lshw,List hardware configuration information.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cat /proc/cpuinfo,Show detailed CPU information.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cat /proc/meminfo,View detailed system memory information.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cat /proc/mounts,See mounted file systems.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,free -h,Display free and used memory.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,sudo dmidecode,Show hardware information from the BIOS.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,hdparm -i /dev/[device_name],Display disk data information.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,hdparm -tT /dev/[device_name],Conduct a read speed test on the device/disk.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,badblocks -s /dev/[device_name],Test for unreadable blocks on the device/disk.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,fsck /dev/[device_name],Run a disk check on an unmounted disk or partition.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ip addr show,List IP addresses and network interfaces.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ip address add [IP_address],Assign an IP address to interface eth0.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ifconfig,Display IP addresses of all network interfaces.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ping [remote_host],Ping remote host.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,netstat -pnltu,See active (listening) ports with the netstat command.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,netstat -tuln,Show TCP and UDP ports and their programs.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,whois [domain_name],Display more information about a domain.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,dig [domain_name],Show DNS information about a domain using the dig command.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,dig -x [domain_name],Do a reverse DNS lookup on the domain.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,dig -x [IP_address],Do a reverse DNS lookup of an IP address.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,host [domain_name],Perform an IP lookup for a domain.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,hostname -I,Show the local IP address.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,nslookup [domain_name],Receive information about an internet domain.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,uname -r,See kernel release information.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,uname -a,Show system information via uname command.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,uptime,Display how long the system has been running including the load average., | |
| Explain the linux command,hostname,View system hostname.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,hostname -i,Show the IP address of the system.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,last reboot,List system reboot history.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,date,See current time and date.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,timedatectl,Query and change the system clock.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,cal,Show current calendar (month and day).,, | |
| Explain the linux command,w,List logged-in users.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,whoami,See which user you are using.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,finger [user_name],Show information about a particular user.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ulimit [flags] [limit],View or limit system resource amounts.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,shutdown [hh:mm],Schedule a system shutdown.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,shutdown now,Shut down the system immediately.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,modprobe [module_name],Add a new kernel module.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,dmesg,Show bootup messages.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ssh [user_name]@[host],Connect to a remote host as a user via SSH.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ssh [host],Securely connect to a host via SSH default port 22.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ssh -p [port],Connect to the host using a particular port.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,ssh-keygen,Generate SSH key pairs.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,sudo service sshd start,Start SSH server daemon.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,scp [file_name] [user_name]@[host]:[remote_path],Securely copy files between local and remote systems via SSH.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,sftp [user_name]@[host],Interactive file transfer over encrypted SSH session using SFTP protocol.,, | |
| Explain the linux command,telnet [host],Connect to the host via Telnet default port 23,, | |