ere’s a quick overview:
1. ls – lists a directory’s content.
2. pwd – shows the current working directory’s path.
3. cd – changes the working directory.
4. mkdir – creates a new directory.
5. rmdir – removes a folder or path.
6. rm – deletes a file.
7. cp – copies files and directories, including their content.
8. mv – moves or renames files and directories.
9. touch – creates a new empty file.
10. file – checks a file’s type.
11. zip and unzip – creates and extracts a ZIP archive.
12. tar – archives files without compression in a TAR format.
13. nano, vi, and jed – edits a file with a text editor.
14. cat – lists, combines, and writes a file’s content as a standard output.
15. grep – searches a string within a file.
16. sed – finds, replaces, or deletes patterns in a file.
17. head – displays a file’s first ten lines.
18. tail – prints a file’s last ten lines.
19. awk – finds and manipulates patterns in a file.
20. sort – reorders a file’s content.
21. cut – sections and prints lines from a file.
22. diff – compares two files’ content and their differences.
23. tee – prints command outputs in Terminal and a file.
24. locate – finds files in a system’s database.
25. find – outputs a file or folder’s location.
26. sudo – runs a command as a superuser.
27. su – runs programs in the current shell as another user.
28. chmod – modifies a file’s read, write, and execute permissions.
29. chown – changes a file, directory, or symbolic link’s ownership.
30. useradd and userdel – creates and removes a user account.
31. df – displays the system’s overall disk space usage.
32. du – checks a file or directory’s storage consumption.
33. top – displays running processes and the system’s resource usage.
34. htop – works like top but with an interactive user interface.
35. ps – creates a snapshot of all running processes.
36. uname – prints information about your machine’s kernel, name, and hardware.
37. hostname – shows your system’s hostname.
38. time – calculates commands’ execution time.
39. systemctl – manages system services.
40. watch – runs another command continuously.
41. jobs – displays a shell’s running processes with their statuses.
42. kill – terminates a running process.
43. shutdown – turns off or restarts the system.
44. ping – checks the system’s network connectivity.
45. wget – downloads files from a URL.
46. curl – transmits data between servers using URLs.
47. scp – securely copies files or directories to another system.
48. rsync – synchronizes content between directories or machines.
49. Ifconfig – displays the system’s network interfaces and their configurations.
50. netstat – shows the system’s network information, like routing and sockets.
51. traceroute – tracks a packet’s hops to its destination.
52. nslookup – queries a domain’s IP address and vice versa.
53. dig – displays DNS information, including record types.
54. history – lists previously run commands.
55. man – shows a command’s manual.
56. echo – prints a message as a standard output.
57. ln – links files or directories.
58. alias and unalias – sets and removes an alias for a file or command.
59. cal – displays a calendar in Terminal.
60. apt-get – manages Debian-based distros package libraries.
