CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 All CLI Tools Flashcards

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

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