CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 All CLI Tools Flashcards

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fileDetermine file type.
treeDisplay a tree representation of directory structure.
dig / nslookup / hostDNS lookup utilities.
systemctlSystem and service manager.
cpCopy files and directories.
bzip2File compression utility.
zipPackage and compress (archive) files.
partprobeInform the kernel about partition table changes.
grep / egrepPrint lines matching a pattern.
trTranslate or delete characters.
blkidLocate or print block device attributes.
pvcreate / vgcreate / vgextendCommands for creating/extending physical volumes and volume groups in LVM.
tcpdumpDump traffic on a network.
SSHSecure Shell a protocol for secure remote login and other secure network services.
nsswitchService for configuring the handling of name service requests.
vi / vimText editors with vim being an improved version of vi.
dfDisplay free disk space.
statDisplay file or file system status.
rsyncUtility for efficient file transfer and synchronization.
nmcliNetwork Manager command line tool.
tarArchive tool commonly used to group files into a single file.
xzCompress or decompress files using high compression.
mvMove or rename files or directories.
SCPSecure Copy Protocol for securely transferring files.
ddConvert and copy a file.
rmdirRemove directories.
mdadmManage MD (multi-disk) devices for RAID.
cURL / wgetData transfer tools supporting various protocols.
sedStream editor for filtering and transforming text.
catConcatenate files and print on the standard output.
fdiskManipulate disk partition table.
scpSecure copy (remote file copy program).
mountMount a file system.
lsList directory contents.
head / tailOutput the first/last part of files.
cpioCopy files to and from archives.
awkPattern scanning and processing language.
hostnameShow or set the system's host name.
findSearch for files in a directory hierarchy.
WHOISQuery and response protocol for querying databases storing registered users or assignees of an Internet resource.
mtrNetwork diagnostic tool.
gzipTool for file compression.
cutRemove sections from each line of files.
echoDisplay a line of text.
duDisk usage - estimate file space usage.
tracerouteTrace the route to a network host.
touchChange file timestamps.
rmRemove files or directories.
lvcreate / lvchange / lvextendLVM commands for managing logical volumes.
pingSend ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.
nc (netcat)Networking utility for reading/writing from/to network connections.
sourceRead and execute commands from a file.
cdChange directory.
nanoEasy to use command line text editor.
lsblkList block devices.
mkdirCreate directories.
teeRead from standard input and write to standard output and files.
pwdPrint working directory.
xargsBuild and execute command lines from standard input.
printfFormat and print data.
ifconfigConfigure or display network interface parameters.
routeShow/manipulate the IP routing table.
wcPrint newline word and byte counts for files.
lsscsiList SCSI devices.
wireshark / tsharkNetwork protocol analyzers.
partedPartition manipulation program.
netstatNetwork statistics utility.

Master essential Linux command line tools to prepare for the CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 certification exam. This flashcard deck covers file management, disk operations, networking utilities, and text processing commands, with concise descriptions for each tool. Enhance your command line knowledge and boost your exam readiness with this comprehensive set.
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