Linux Commands
Linux commands organized by task, with explanations and examples.
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| ID | Command | Category | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | whoami | System | Print the effective current user name | whoami |
| 53 | sudo | System | Execute a command as another user | sudo apt update |
| 54 | man | System | Display the manual page for a command | man ls |
| 55 | ping | Network | Send ICMP echo requests to a host | ping example.com |
| 56 | curl | Network | Transfer data from or to a server | curl https://example.com |
| 57 | wget | Network | Retrieve files from the web over HTTP or FTP | wget https://example.com/f |
| 58 | ssh | Network | OpenSSH remote login client | ssh user@host |
| 59 | scp | Network | Copy files securely between hosts | scp file.txt user@host:/tmp |
| 60 | ip | Network | Show or manipulate network interfaces | ip addr show |
| 61 | netstat | Network | Print network connections and statistics | netstat -tuln |
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