CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 All CLI Tools Flashcards
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file | Determine file type. |
tree | Display a tree representation of directory structure. |
dig / nslookup / host | DNS lookup utilities. |
systemctl | System and service manager. |
cp | Copy files and directories. |
bzip2 | File compression utility. |
zip | Package and compress (archive) files. |
partprobe | Inform the kernel about partition table changes. |
grep / egrep | Print lines matching a pattern. |
tr | Translate or delete characters. |
blkid | Locate or print block device attributes. |
pvcreate / vgcreate / vgextend | Commands for creating/extending physical volumes and volume groups in LVM. |
tcpdump | Dump traffic on a network. |
SSH | Secure Shell a protocol for secure remote login and other secure network services. |
nsswitch | Service for configuring the handling of name service requests. |
vi / vim | Text editors with vim being an improved version of vi. |
df | Display free disk space. |
stat | Display file or file system status. |
rsync | Utility for efficient file transfer and synchronization. |
nmcli | Network Manager command line tool. |
tar | Archive tool commonly used to group files into a single file. |
xz | Compress or decompress files using high compression. |
mv | Move or rename files or directories. |
SCP | Secure Copy Protocol for securely transferring files. |
dd | Convert and copy a file. |
rmdir | Remove directories. |
mdadm | Manage MD (multi-disk) devices for RAID. |
cURL / wget | Data transfer tools supporting various protocols. |
sed | Stream editor for filtering and transforming text. |
cat | Concatenate files and print on the standard output. |
fdisk | Manipulate disk partition table. |
scp | Secure copy (remote file copy program). |
mount | Mount a file system. |
ls | List directory contents. |
head / tail | Output the first/last part of files. |
cpio | Copy files to and from archives. |
awk | Pattern scanning and processing language. |
hostname | Show or set the system's host name. |
find | Search for files in a directory hierarchy. |
WHOIS | Query and response protocol for querying databases storing registered users or assignees of an Internet resource. |
mtr | Network diagnostic tool. |
gzip | Tool for file compression. |
cut | Remove sections from each line of files. |
echo | Display a line of text. |
du | Disk usage - estimate file space usage. |
traceroute | Trace the route to a network host. |
touch | Change file timestamps. |
rm | Remove files or directories. |
lvcreate / lvchange / lvextend | LVM commands for managing logical volumes. |
ping | Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts. |
nc (netcat) | Networking utility for reading/writing from/to network connections. |
source | Read and execute commands from a file. |
cd | Change directory. |
nano | Easy to use command line text editor. |
lsblk | List block devices. |
mkdir | Create directories. |
tee | Read from standard input and write to standard output and files. |
pwd | Print working directory. |
xargs | Build and execute command lines from standard input. |
printf | Format and print data. |
ifconfig | Configure or display network interface parameters. |
route | Show/manipulate the IP routing table. |
wc | Print newline word and byte counts for files. |
lsscsi | List SCSI devices. |
wireshark / tshark | Network protocol analyzers. |
parted | Partition manipulation program. |
netstat | Network 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.