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== '''Linux Tools for Beginners''' ==
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==Linux Tools for Beginners==
  
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=== Command Line ===
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===Command Line===
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    '''apropos''' – search the manual page names and descriptions
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    '''<code>apropos</code>''' – search the manual page names and descriptions
  
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    '''clear''' – clear the terminal screen
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    '''<code>clear</code>''' – clear the terminal screen
  
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    '''code''' – launch Visual Studio Code (macOS)
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    '''<code>echo</code>''' – display a line of text
  
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    '''echo''' – display a line of text
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    '''<code>help</code>''' – list of shell commands
  
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    '''help''' – list of shell commands
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    '''<code>history</code>''' – track input from the user a line at a time
  
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    '''history''' – track input from the user a line at a time
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    '''<code>info</code>''' – read the info documents
  
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    '''info''' – read the info documents
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    '''<code>man</code>''' – interface to the on-line reference manuals
  
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    '''man''' – interface to the on-line reference manuals
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    '''<code>say</code>''' – convert text to audible speech
  
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    '''say''' – convert text to audible speech
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    '''<code>scrot</code>''' – SCReenshOT utility (Raspberry Pi)
  
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    '''scrot''' – command line screen capture utility
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    '''<code>whatis</code>''' – display one-line manual page descriptions
  
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    '''whatis''' – display one-line manual page descriptions
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=== '''Date and Time'''===
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    '''<code>cal</code>''' – print a calendar
  
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=== File and Directory Management ===
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    '''<code>date</code>''' – print or set the system date and time
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    '''alias''' – define or display aliases
 
  
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    '''cd''' – change the current directory
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=== File and Directory Management===
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    '''<code>alias</code>''' – define or display aliases
  
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    '''chown''' – change file owner and group
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    '''<code>cd</code>''' – change the current directory
  
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    '''cp''' – copy files and directories
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    '''<code>chown</code>''' – change file owner and group
  
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    '''dd''' – convert and copy a file
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    '''<code>cp</code>''' – copy files and directories
  
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    '''dir''' – list directory contents
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    '''<code>dd</code>''' – convert and copy a file
  
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    '''file''' – determine file type
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    '''<code>dir</code>''' – list directory contents
  
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    '''git''' – fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
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    '''<code>file</code>''' – determine file type
  
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    '''ls''' – list directory contents  
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    '''<code>ls</code>''' – list directory contents  
  
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    '''mkdir''' – make directories
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    '''<code>mkdir</code>''' – make directories
  
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    '''mv''' – move (rename) files
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    '''<code>mv</code>''' – move (rename) files
  
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    '''pwd''' – print working directory
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    '''<code>pwd</code>''' – print working directory
  
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    '''rm''' – remove files or directories
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    '''<code>rm</code>''' – remove files or directories
  
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    '''scp''' – secure copy
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    '''<code>rsync</code>''' – copy files between machines
  
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    '''touch''' – change file timestamps
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    '''<code>touch</code>''' – change file timestamps
  
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=== File Editing ===
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    '''<code>which</code>''' – locate a program file in the user's path
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    '''awk''' – pattern scanning and text processing language
 
  
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    '''cut''' – remove sections from each line of files
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===File Editing===
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    '''<code>awk</code>''' – pattern scanning and text processing language
  
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    '''geany''' – a small and lightweight IDE  (Raspberry Pi)
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    '''<code>cut</code>''' – remove sections from each line of files
  
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    '''gzip''' – compress or expand files
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    '''<code>gzip</code>''' – compress or expand already compressed files
  
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    '''nano''' – Nano's ANOther editor, an enhanced free Pico clone
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    '''<code>nano</code>''' – Nano's ANOther editor, an enhanced free Pico clone
  
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    '''open''' – open files and directories
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    '''<code>open</code>''' – open files and directories
  
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    '''scratch''' – easy to use interactive programming environment  (Raspberry Pi)
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    '''<code>pandoc</code>''' – [https://pandoc.org/ universal document converter]
  
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    '''sed''' – stream editor
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    '''<code>sed</code>''' – stream editor
  
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    '''tar''' – manipulate tape archives
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    '''<code>tar</code>''' – manipulate tape archives
  
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    '''vim''' – Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
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    '''<code>unzip</code>''' – list, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive
  
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=== File Transfer ===
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===File Transfer===
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    '''curl''' – transfer a URL
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    '''<code>curl</code>''' – [https://curl.se/ "command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs"]
  
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    '''wget''' – non-interactive download of files
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    '''<code>wget</code>''' – retrieve files using HTTPS or FTPS
  
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=== File Viewing ===
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===File Viewing===
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    '''cat''' – concatenate and print files
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    '''<code>cat</code>''' – concatenate and print files
  
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    '''diff''' – compare 2 files line by line
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    '''<code>column</code>''' – formats its input into multiple columns
  
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    '''find''' – search for files in a directory hierarchy
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    '''<code>diff</code>''' – compare 2 files line by line
  
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    '''grep''' – print lines that match patterns
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    '''<code>find</code>''' – search for files in a directory hierarchy
  
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    '''head''' – output the first part of files
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    '''<code>grep</code>''' – print lines that match patterns
  
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    '''less''' – opposite of more
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    '''<code>head</code>''' – output the first part of files
  
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    '''look''' v display lines beginning with a given string
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    '''<code>jq</code>''' – [https://jqlang.github.io/jq/ lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor]
  
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    '''more''' – page through text one screenful at a time
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    '''<code>less</code>''' – opposite of more
  
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    '''tail''' – output the last part of files
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    '''<code>locate</code>''' – faster version of find, depends on a database
  
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    '''wc''' – word counts, and line and byte counts
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    '''<code>look</code>''' – display lines beginning with a given string
  
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    '''zgrep''' – search compressed files
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    '''<code>more</code>''' – page through text one screenful at a time
  
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=== Math Functions ===
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    '''<code>tail</code>''' – output the last part of files
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    '''bc''' – basic calculator
 
  
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    '''dc''' – RPN “Desktop Calculator”
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    '''<code>wc</code>''' – word counts, and line and byte counts
  
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    '''log''' – natural logarithmic function
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    '''<code>zgrep</code>''' – search compressed files
  
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    '''mathematica''' – open the app (Raspberry Pi)
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===Math Functions===
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    '''<code>bc</code>''' – basic calculator
  
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    '''sin''' – sine function
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    '''<code>dc</code>''' – RPN “Desktop Calculator”
  
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=== Network Config ===
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    '''<code>log</code>''' – natural logarithmic function
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    '''ifconfig''' – configure network interface parameters
 
  
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    '''ss''' – utility to investigate sockets
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    '''<code>mathematica</code>''' – [https://www.wolfram.com/raspberry-pi/ open the app (Raspberry Pi)]
  
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    '''ssh''' – OpenSSH SSH client (remote login program)
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    '''<code>sin</code>''' – sine function
  
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=== Network Monitoring ===
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===Network Config===
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    '''ping''' – send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
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    '''<code>ipconfig</code>''' – "Internet Protocol configuration", refreshes DHCP and DNS settings on some systems
  
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    '''nc''' – arbitrary TCP and UDP connections and listens
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    '''<code>ss</code>''' – utility to investigate sockets
  
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    '''netstat''' – show network status
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    '''<code>ssh</code>''' – OpenSSH SSH client (remote login program)
  
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    '''traceroute''' – print the route packets take to network host
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===Network Monitoring===
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    '''<code>ping</code>''' – send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
  
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=== Package Management ===
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    '''<code>nc</code>''' – arbitrary TCP and UDP connections and listens
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    '''apt-get''' – APT package handling utility
 
  
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    '''apt''' – APT package handling utility
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    '''<code>traceroute</code>''' – print the route packets take to network host
  
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    '''dnf''' – Fedora, successor to YUM
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===Package Managers===
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    '''<code>apt</code>''' – APT package handling utility
  
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    '''dpkg''' – package manager for Debian
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    '''<code>apt-get</code>''' – APT package handling utility
  
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    '''homebrew''' – for macOS or Linux
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    '''<code>dnf</code>''' – for Fedora, (successor to YUM)
  
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    '''rpm''' – Red Hat and CentOS
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    '''<code>dpkg</code>''' – for Debian
  
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    '''snap''' – for Ubuntu
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    '''<code>homebrew</code>''' – [https://brew.sh/ The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)]
  
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    '''which''' – locate a program file in the user's path
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    '''<code>rpm</code>''' – for Red Hat and CentOS
  
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    '''yum''' – Yellowdog Updater Modified (Fedora)
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    '''<code>snap</code>''' – for Ubuntu
  
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    '''zypper''' – for OpenSUSE
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    '''<code>yum</code>''' – for Fedora (Yellowdog Updater Modified)
  
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=== Process Management ===
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=== Process Management===
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    '''bg''' – run a job/process in the background
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    '''<code>bg</code>''' – run a job/process in the background
  
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    '''fg''' – run a job/process in the foreground
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    '''<code>fg</code>''' – run a job/process in the foreground
  
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    '''halt''' – halt, power-off or reboot the machine
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    '''<code>fuser</code>''' – list processes that have one or more files open
  
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    '''htop''' – human readable table of processes
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    '''<code>halt</code>''' – halt, power-off or reboot the machine
  
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    '''jobs''' – list all jobs; active, stopped, or otherwise
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    '''<code>jobs</code>''' – list all jobs; active, stopped, or otherwise
  
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    '''kill''' – terminate or signal a process
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    '''<code>kill</code>''' – terminate or signal a process
  
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    '''killall''' – kill processes by name
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    '''<code>killall</code>''' – kill processes by name
  
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    '''ps''' – process status
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    '''<code>ps</code>''' – process status
  
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    '''pstree''' – display a tree of processes
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    '''<code>pstree</code>''' – display a tree of processes
  
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    '''reboot''' – halt, power-off or reboot the machine
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    '''<code>reboot</code>''' – halt, power-off or reboot the machine
  
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    '''shutdown''' – halt, power-off or reboot the machine
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    '''<code>shutdown</code>''' – halt, power-off or reboot the machine
  
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    '''sudo''' – execute a command as another user
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    '''<code>sudo</code>''' – execute a command as another user
  
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    '''tmux''' – terminal multiplexer
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    '''<code>tmux</code>''' – terminal multiplexer
  
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    '''top''' – table of processes
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    '''<code>asitop</code>''' – CPU, GPU, power, and clock speeds on Macintosh
  
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=== System Info ===
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    '''<code>atop</code>''' – IRQ consumption, network packets in and out, and more
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    '''arch''' – print machine hardware name (architecture)
 
  
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    '''date''' – print or set the system date and time
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    '''<code>btop</code>''' – for processor, memory, disks, network and processes
  
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    '''df''' – display free disk space
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    '''<code>htop</code>''' – human readable table of processes
  
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    '''du''' – display disk usage statistics
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    '''<code>iftop</code>''' – total bandwidth over the interface
  
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    '''fc-list''' – list available fonts  (Raspberry Pi)
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    '''<code>iotop</code>''' – disk Input/Output (IO) usage in real-time
  
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    '''free''' – display amount of free and used memory in the system
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    '''<code>ntop</code>''' – "Web-based Traffic and Security Network Traffic Monitoring"
  
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    '''hostname''' – show or set the system's host name
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    '''<code>tiptop</code>''' – dynamic real-time view of tasks
  
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    '''lsblk''' – list block devices
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    '''<code>top</code>''' – table of processes
  
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    '''lscpu''' – list information about the CPU architecture
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===Programming===
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    '''<code>geany</code>''' – [https://www.geany.org/ a small and lightweight IDE (Raspberry Pi)]
  
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    '''lshw''' – list hardware
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    '''<code>git</code>''' – [https://git-scm.com/ distributed revision control system]
  
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    '''lsusb''' – list USB devices
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    '''<code>scratch</code>''' – [https://scratch.mit.edu/ easy to use interactive programming environment (Raspberry Pi)]
  
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    '''time''' – get time in seconds
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    '''<code>vim</code>''' – Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
  
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    '''uname''' – print operating system name
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===System Info===
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    '''<code>arch</code>''' – print machine hardware name (architecture)
  
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    '''uptime''' – print up time and load
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    '''<code>df</code>''' – display free disk space
  
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=== User and Group Management ===
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    '''<code>du</code>''' – display disk usage statistics
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    '''groupadd''' – create a new group
 
  
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    '''groupdel''' – delete a group
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    '''<code>fc-list</code>''' – list available fonts (Raspberry Pi)
  
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    '''groups''' – show group memberships
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    '''<code>free</code>''' – display amount of free and used memory in the system
  
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    '''id''' – return user identity
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    '''<code>hostname</code>''' – show or set the system's host name
  
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    '''passwd''' – modify a user's password
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    '''<code>lsblk</code>''' – list block devices
  
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    '''useradd''' – create a new user or update default new user info
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    '''<code>lscpu</code>''' – list information about the CPU architecture
  
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    '''userdel''' – delete a user account and related files
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    '''<code>lshw</code>''' – list hardware
  
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    '''usermod''' – modify a user account
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    '''<code>lsusb</code>''' – list USB devices
  
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    '''who''' – print effective user ID
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    '''<code>time</code>''' – get time in seconds
  
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    '''whoami''' – print the user name
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    '''<code>uname</code>''' – print operating system name
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    '''<code>uptime</code>''' – print up time and load
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    '''<code>groupadd</code>''' – create a new group
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    '''<code>groups</code>''' – show group memberships
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    '''<code>id</code>''' – return user identity
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    '''<code>passwd</code>''' – modify a user's password
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    '''<code>useradd</code>''' – create a new user or update default new user info
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    '''<code>userdel</code>''' – delete a user account and related files
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    '''<code>usermod</code>''' – modify a user account
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    '''<code>who</code>''' – print effective user ID
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    '''<code>whoami</code>''' – print the user name
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==Hand-Curated Links==
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'''Links to member-recommended external sites:'''
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:'''[[wikipedia:List_of_POSIX_commands|List of POSIX commands]]''' — on Wikipedia
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==Additional Help==
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:'''[[wikipedia:List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages|List of free and open-source software packages]]''' — on Wikipedia
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Linux Tools for Beginners

Command Line

    apropos – search the manual page names and descriptions

    clear – clear the terminal screen

    echo – display a line of text

    help – list of shell commands

    history – track input from the user a line at a time

    info – read the info documents

    man – interface to the on-line reference manuals

    say – convert text to audible speech

    scrot – SCReenshOT utility (Raspberry Pi)

    whatis – display one-line manual page descriptions

Date and Time

    cal – print a calendar

    date – print or set the system date and time

File and Directory Management

    alias – define or display aliases

    cd – change the current directory

    chown – change file owner and group

    cp – copy files and directories

    dd – convert and copy a file

    dir – list directory contents

    file – determine file type

    ls – list directory contents

    mkdir – make directories

    mv – move (rename) files

    pwd – print working directory

    rm – remove files or directories

    rsync – copy files between machines

    touch – change file timestamps

    which – locate a program file in the user's path

File Editing

    awk – pattern scanning and text processing language

    cut – remove sections from each line of files

    gzip – compress or expand already compressed files

    nano – Nano's ANOther editor, an enhanced free Pico clone

    open – open files and directories

    pandoc – universal document converter

    sed – stream editor

    tar – manipulate tape archives

    unzip – list, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive

File Transfer

    curl – "command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs"

    wget – retrieve files using HTTPS or FTPS

File Viewing

    cat – concatenate and print files

    column – formats its input into multiple columns

    diff – compare 2 files line by line

    find – search for files in a directory hierarchy

    grep – print lines that match patterns

    head – output the first part of files

    jq – lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor

    less – opposite of more

    locate – faster version of find, depends on a database

    look – display lines beginning with a given string

    more – page through text one screenful at a time

    tail – output the last part of files

    wc – word counts, and line and byte counts

    zgrep – search compressed files

Math Functions

    bc – basic calculator

    dc – RPN “Desktop Calculator”

    log – natural logarithmic function

    mathematica – open the app (Raspberry Pi)

    sin – sine function

Network Config

    ipconfig – "Internet Protocol configuration", refreshes DHCP and DNS settings on some systems

    ss – utility to investigate sockets

    ssh – OpenSSH SSH client (remote login program)

Network Monitoring

    ping – send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts

    nc – arbitrary TCP and UDP connections and listens

    traceroute – print the route packets take to network host

Package Managers

    apt – APT package handling utility

    apt-get – APT package handling utility

    dnf – for Fedora, (successor to YUM)

    dpkg – for Debian

    homebrew – The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)

    rpm – for Red Hat and CentOS

    snap – for Ubuntu

    yum – for Fedora (Yellowdog Updater Modified)

Process Management

    bg – run a job/process in the background

    fg – run a job/process in the foreground

    fuser – list processes that have one or more files open

    halt – halt, power-off or reboot the machine

    jobs – list all jobs; active, stopped, or otherwise

    kill – terminate or signal a process

    killall – kill processes by name

    ps – process status

    pstree – display a tree of processes

    reboot – halt, power-off or reboot the machine

    shutdown – halt, power-off or reboot the machine

    sudo – execute a command as another user

    tmux – terminal multiplexer

Process Monitoring

    asitop – CPU, GPU, power, and clock speeds on Macintosh

    atop – IRQ consumption, network packets in and out, and more

    btop – for processor, memory, disks, network and processes

    htop – human readable table of processes

    iftop – total bandwidth over the interface

    iotop – disk Input/Output (IO) usage in real-time

    ntop – "Web-based Traffic and Security Network Traffic Monitoring"

    tiptop – dynamic real-time view of tasks

    top – table of processes

Programming

    geany – a small and lightweight IDE (Raspberry Pi)

    git – distributed revision control system

    scratch – easy to use interactive programming environment (Raspberry Pi)

    vim – Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor

System Info

    arch – print machine hardware name (architecture)

    df – display free disk space

    du – display disk usage statistics

    fc-list – list available fonts (Raspberry Pi)

    free – display amount of free and used memory in the system

    hostname – show or set the system's host name

    lsblk – list block devices

    lscpu – list information about the CPU architecture

    lshw – list hardware

    lsusb – list USB devices

    time – get time in seconds

    uname – print operating system name

    uptime – print up time and load

User and Group Management

    groupadd – create a new group

    groupdel – delete a group

    groups – show group memberships

    id – return user identity

    passwd – modify a user's password

    useradd – create a new user or update default new user info

    userdel – delete a user account and related files

    usermod – modify a user account

    who – print effective user ID

    whoami – print the user name

Hand-Curated Links

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List of POSIX commands — on Wikipedia

Additional Help

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GitHub Tips
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  Computers — Mac and Apple  
  Computers — Windows  
  Infrastructure at PPM  
  Raspberry Pi  

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