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Master Linux, Master
Cybersecurity Power!
Top 150 Kali Linux Commands Every
Cybersecurity Enthusiast Must
Know!
RAHUL KAPATE
www.cybersecurityrahul.in
1. Basic Linux Commands
1. ls - List directory contents
2. cd - Change directory
3. pwd - Print 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
9. touch - Create an empty file
10. find - Search for files
11. locate - Find files by name
12. updatedb - Update locate database
13. cat - View file contents
14. less - View file contents page by page
15. nano - Open a text editor
16. vi - Open the Vi text editor
17. echo - Display text in terminal
18. history - Show command history
19. clear - Clear terminal screen
20. whoami - Show the current user
21. id - Show user ID and group ID
22. chmod - Change file permissions
23. chown - Change file owner
24. stat - Show file metadata
25. df - Show disk space usage
26. du - Show directory size
27. mount - Mount a file system
28. umount - Unmount a file system
29. tar - Compress/extract .tar files
30. zip - Compress files into .zip
31. unzip - Extract .zip files
32. wget - Download files from the web
33. curl - Fetch data from URLs
34. ping - Test network connectivity
35. traceroute - Trace network hops
36. arp - Show ARP table
37. ifconfig - Show network interface details (deprecated)
38. ip a - Show IP addresses
39. ip route - Show routing table
40. netstat - Show network connections (deprecated)
41. ss - Show active connections
42. nslookup - Query DNS
43. dig - Perform advanced DNS queries
44. whois - Look up domain details
45. uptime - Show system uptime
46. free - Show memory usage
47. top - Show running processes
48. htop - Interactive process viewer
49. kill - Terminate a process
50. pkill - Kill processes by name
51. ps - Show running processes
52. bg - Resume a job in the background
53. fg - Resume a job in the foreground
54. nohup - Run a command immune to hangups
55. alias - Create a shortcut for a command
56. unalias - Remove an alias
57. uname - Show system information
58. lsb_release -a - Show OS details
59. shutdown - Shutdown the system
60. reboot - Restart the system
2. User & Group Management
61. adduser - Add a new user
62. userdel - Delete a user
63. passwd - Change user password
64. groupadd - Create a new group
65. groupdel - Delete a group
66. usermod - Modify a user
67. groups - Show user’s groups
68. su - Switch user
69. sudo - Run a command as root
70. visudo - Edit sudoers file
71. chage - Manage password expiry
72. last - Show login history
73. w - Show logged-in users
74. who - Show who is logged in
75. finger - Show user information
3. File Permissions & Ownership
76. ls -l - Show file permissions
77. chmod 777 file - Give full permissions
78. chmod 755 file - Give execute permissions
79. chown user:group file - Change ownership
80. umask - Set default permissions
81. getfacl - Get ACL details
82. setfacl - Modify ACL settings
4. Package Management (APT)
83. apt update - Refresh repositories
84. apt upgrade - Upgrade installed packages
85. apt install package - Install a package
86. apt remove package - Remove a package
87. apt autoremove - Remove unused packages
88. apt list --installed - Show installed packages
89. dpkg -i package.deb - Install a .deb package
90. dpkg -r package - Remove a .deb package
91. dpkg -l - List installed .deb packages
5. Network Scanning & Security
92. nmap - Scan networks and hosts
93. nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24 - Ping sweep
94. nmap -sV - Service version detection
95. nmap -A - Aggressive scan
96. nmap -O - Detect OS
97. tcpdump - Capture network packets
98. wireshark - GUI network analyzer
99. tshark - CLI packet capture
100. netcat - Listen on a port
101. nc -zv target 80 - Check open ports
102. aircrack-ng - Crack Wi-Fi passwords
103. airmon-ng - Enable monitor mode
104. airoscript-ng - Automate Wi-Fi attacks
105. macchanger - Change MAC address
6. Password Cracking
106. hydra - Brute force login
107. john - John the Ripper password cracker
108. hashcat - Advanced password recovery
109. cupp - Custom wordlist generator
110. crunch - Wordlist generator
7. Web Penetration Testing
111. sqlmap - Automated SQL injection
112. wpscan - WordPress security scanner
113. gobuster - Directory brute-forcing
114. dirb - Directory search
115. sublist3r - Subdomain enumeration
116. nikto - Web vulnerability scanner
117. burpsuite - Web security tool
8. Exploitation & Payloads
118. metasploit - Penetration testing framework
119. msfconsole - Open Metasploit
120. msfvenom - Create payloads
121. exploitdb - Search exploits
122. armitage - GUI for Metasploit
9. Post Exploitation
123. mimikatz - Extract Windows credentials
124. empire - PowerShell post-exploitation
125. beef - Browser Exploitation Framework
126. responder - Network credential harvesting
10. Forensics & Reverse Engineering
127. volatility - Memory forensics
128. binwalk - Firmware analysis
129. foremost - File recovery
130. autopsy - Digital forensic analysis
131. strings - Extract strings from binaries
132. ghidra - Reverse engineering tool
133. gdb - GNU Debugger
11. Wireless Attacks
134. reaver - WPS attack tool
135. fern-wifi-cracker - GUI for Wi-Fi hacking
136. kismet - Wireless network detector
12. Miscellaneous
137. ssh - Connect to a remote system
138. scp - Securely copy files
139. rsync - Sync directories
140. cron - Schedule tasks
141. at - Schedule one-time tasks
142. strace - Trace system calls
143. lsof - List open files
RAHUL KAPATE
PENETRATION TESTER
Rahul kapate
