CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 All CLI Tools Flashcards
CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 (v7) Flashcards

| Front | Back |
| awk | Pattern scanning and processing language. |
| blkid | Locate or print block device attributes. |
| bzip2 | File compression utility. |
| cat | Concatenate files and print on the standard output. |
| cd | Change directory. |
| cp | Copy files and directories. |
| cpio | Copy files to and from archives. |
| cURL / wget | Data transfer tools supporting various protocols. |
| cut | Remove sections from each line of files. |
| dd | Convert and copy a file. |
| df | Display free disk space. |
| dig / nslookup / host | DNS lookup utilities. |
| du | Disk usage - estimate file space usage. |
| echo | Display a line of text. |
| fdisk | Manipulate disk partition table. |
| file | Determine file type. |
| find | Search for files in a directory hierarchy. |
| grep / egrep | Print lines matching a pattern. |
| gzip | Tool for file compression. |
| head / tail | Output the first/last part of files. |
| hostname | Show or set the system's host name. |
| ifconfig | Configure or display network interface parameters. |
| ls | List directory contents. |
| lsblk | List block devices. |
| lsscsi | List SCSI devices. |
| lvcreate / lvchange / lvextend | LVM commands for managing logical volumes. |
| mdadm | Manage MD (multi-disk) devices for RAID. |
| mkdir | Create directories. |
| mount | Mount a file system. |
| mtr | Network diagnostic tool. |
| mv | Move or rename files or directories. |
| nano | Easy to use command line text editor. |
| nc (netcat) | Networking utility for reading/writing from/to network connections. |
| netstat | Network statistics utility. |
| nmcli | Network Manager command line tool. |
| nsswitch | Service for configuring the handling of name service requests. |
| parted | Partition manipulation program. |
| partprobe | Inform the kernel about partition table changes. |
| ping | Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts. |
| printf | Format and print data. |
| pvcreate / vgcreate / vgextend | Commands for creating/extending physical volumes and volume groups in LVM. |
| pwd | Print working directory. |
| rm | Remove files or directories. |
| rmdir | Remove directories. |
| route | Show/manipulate the IP routing table. |
| rsync | Utility for efficient file transfer and synchronization. |
| SCP | Secure Copy Protocol for securely transferring files. |
| sed | Stream editor for filtering and transforming text. |
| source | Read and execute commands from a file. |
| SSH | Secure Shell a protocol for secure remote login and other secure network services. |
| stat | Display file or file system status. |
| systemctl | System and service manager. |
| tar | Archive tool commonly used to group files into a single file. |
| tcpdump | Dump traffic on a network. |
| tee | Read from standard input and write to standard output and files. |
| touch | Change file timestamps. |
| tr | Translate or delete characters. |
| traceroute | Trace the route to a network host. |
| tree | Display a tree representation of directory structure. |
| vi / vim | Text editors with vim being an improved version of vi. |
| wc | Print newline word and byte counts for files. |
| WHOIS | Query and response protocol for querying databases storing registered users or assignees of an Internet resource. |
| wireshark / tshark | Network protocol analyzers. |
| xargs | Build and execute command lines from standard input. |
| xz | Compress or decompress files using high compression. |
| zip | Package and compress (archive) files. |
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About the Flashcards
Flashcards for the CompTIA Linux+ exam give concise definitions and common uses for core Unix/Linux command-line utilities. Cards cover text-processing tools (sed, awk, grep), editors and output commands (vi/vim, nano, cat, printf), and file and directory operations (ls, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, cd, pwd, tree).
Other cards focus on archiving and compression (tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, zip), disk and storage tools including LVM and RAID (fdisk, parted, lsblk, mdadm, dd), networking and diagnostics (ifconfig, dig, tcpdump, traceroute, ping, ssh, curl, rsync), and service management with systemctl. Use the deck to review terminology, concepts, and key commands likely to appear on the exam.
Topics covered in this flashcard deck:
- Text processing tools
- Editors and output commands
- File and directory management
- Archiving and compression
- Disk, partition and LVM
- Networking and service tools