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== List of Linux Bash Shell Commands ==
An A-Z Index of the Linux BASH command line

{| class="wikitable"
|alias
|Create an alias
|-
|apropos
|Search Help manual pages (man -k)
|-
|awk
|Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index
|-
|break
|Exit from a loop
|-
|bzip2
|Compress or decompress named file(s)
|-
|cal
|Display a calendar
|-
|case
|Conditionally perform a command
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|cat
|Display the contents of a file
|-
|cd
|Change Directory
|-
|cfdisk
|Partition table manipulator for Linux
|-
|chgrp
|Change group ownership
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|chmod
|Change access permissions
|-
|chown
|Change file owner and group
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|chroot
|Run a command with a different root directory
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|cksum
|Print CRC checksum and byte counts
|-
|clear
|Clear terminal screen
|-
|cmp
|Compare two files
|-
|comm
|Compare two sorted files line by line
|-
|command
|Run a command - ignoring shell functions
|-
|continue
|Resume the next iteration of a loop
|-
|cp
|Copy one or more files to another location
|-
|cron
|Daemon to execute scheduled commands
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|crontab
|Schedule a command to run at a later time
|-
|csplit
|Split a file into context-determined pieces
|-
|cut
|Divide a file into several parts
|-
|date
|Display or change the date & time
|-
|dc
|Desk Calculator
|-
|dd
|Data Dump - Convert and copy a file
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|ddrescue
|Data recovery tool
|-
|declare
|Declare variables and give them attributes
|-
|df
|Display free disk space
|-
|diff
|Display the differences between two files
|-
|diff3
|Show differences among three files
|-
|dig
|DNS lookup
|-
|dir
|Briefly list directory contents
|-
|dircolors
|Colour setup for `ls'
|-
|dirname
|Convert a full pathname to just a path
|-
|dirs
|Display list of remembered directories
|-
|du
|Estimate file space usage
|-
|echo
|Display message on screen
|-
|egrep
|Search file(s) for lines that match an extended expression
|-
|eject
|Eject removable media
|-
|enable
|Enable and disable builtin shell commands
|-
|env
|Environment variables
|-
|ethtool
|Ethernet card settings
|-
|eval
|Evaluate several commands/arguments
|-
|exec
|Execute a command
|-
|exit
|Exit the shell
|-
|expand
|Convert tabs to spaces
|-
|export
|Set an environment variable
|-
|expr
|Evaluate expressions
|-
|false
|Do nothing, unsuccessfully
|-
|fdformat
|Low-level format a floppy disk
|-
|fdisk
|Partition table manipulator for Linux
|-
|fgrep
|Search file(s) for lines that match a fixed string
|-
|file
|Determine file type
|-
|find
|Search for files that meet a desired criteria
|-
|fmt
|Reformat paragraph text
|-
|fold
|Wrap text to fit a specified width.
|-
|for
|Expand words, and execute commands
|-
|format
|Format disks or tapes
|-
|free
|Display memory usage
|-
|fsck
|File system consistency check and repair
|-
|ftp
|File Transfer Protocol
|-
|function
|Define Function Macros
|-
|gawk
|Find and Replace text within file(s)
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|getopts
|Parse positional parameters
|-
|grep
|Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern
|-
|groups
|Print group names a user is in
|-
|gzip
|Compress or decompress named file(s)
|-
|hash
|Remember the full pathname of a name argument
|-
|head
|Output the first part of file(s)
|-
|history
|Command History
|-
|hostname
|Print or set system name
|-
|id
|Print user and group id's
|-
|if
|Conditionally perform a command
|-
|ifconfig
|Configure a network interface
|-
|import
|Capture an X server screen and save the image to file
|-
|install
|Copy files and set attributes
|-
|join
|Join lines on a common field
|-
|kill
|Stop a process from running
|-
|less
|Display output one screen at a time
|-
|let
|Perform arithmetic on shell variables
|-
|ln
|Make links between files
|-
|local
|Create variables
|-
|locate
|Find files
|-
|logname
|Print current login name
|-
|logout
|Exit a login shell
|-
|look
|Display lines beginning with a given string
|-
|lpc
|Line printer control program
|-
|lpr
|Off line print
|-
|lprint
|Print a file
|-
|lprintd
|Abort a print job
|-
|lprintq
|List the print queue
|-
|lprm
|Remove jobs from the print queue
|-
|ls
|List information about file(s)
|-
|lsof
|List open files
|-
|make
|Recompile a group of programs
|-
|man
|Help manual
|-
|mkdir
|Create new folder(s)
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|mkfifo
|Make FIFOs (named pipes)
|-
|mkisofs
|Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem
|-
|mknod
|Make block or character special files
|-
|more
|Display output one screen at a time
|-
|mount
|Mount a file system
|-
|mtools
|Manipulate MS-DOS files
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|mv
|Move or rename files or directories
|-
|netstat
|Networking information
|-
|nice
|Set the priority of a command or job
|-
|nl
|Number lines and write files
|-
|nohup
|Run a command immune to hangups
|-
|nslookup
|Query Internet name servers interactively
|-
|passwd
|Modify a user password
|-
|paste
|Merge lines of files
|-
|pathchk
|Check file name portability
|-
|ping
|Test a network connection
|-
|popd
|Restore the previous value of the current directory
|-
|pr
|Prepare files for printing
|-
|printcap
|Printer capability database
|-
|printenv
|Print environment variables
|-
|printf
|Format and print data
|-
|ps
|Process status
|-
|pushd
|Save and then change the current directory
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|pwd
|Print Working Directory
|-
|quota
|Display disk usage and limits
|-
|quotacheck
|Scan a file system for disk usage
|-
|quotactl
|Set disk quotas
|-
|ram
|ram disk device
|-
|rcp
|Copy files between two machines.
|-
|read
|read a line from standard input
|-
|readonly
|Mark variables/functions as readonly
|-
|remsync
|Synchronize remote files via email
|-
|return
|Exit a shell function
|-
|rm
|Remove files
|-
|rmdir
|Remove folder(s)
|-
|rsync
|Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
|-
|screen
|Terminal window manager
|-
|scp
|Secure copy (remote file copy)
|-
|sdiff
|Merge two files interactively
|-
|sed
|Stream Editor
|-
|select
|Accept keyboard input
|-
|seq
|Print numeric sequences
|-
|set
|Manipulate shell variables and functions
|-
|sftp
|Secure File Transfer Program
|-
|shift
|Shift positional parameters
|-
|shopt
|Shell Options
|-
|shutdown
|Shutdown or restart linux
|-
|sleep
|Delay for a specified time
|-
|sort
|Sort text files
|-
|source
|Run commands from a file `.'
|-
|split
|Split a file into fixed-size pieces
|-
|ss|h
|Secure Shell client (remote login program)
|-
|strace
|Trace system calls and signals
|-
|su
|Substitute user identity
|-
|sum
|Print a checksum for a file
|-
|symlink
|Make a new name for a file
|-
|sync
|Synchronize data on disk with memory
|-
|tail
|Output the last part of files
|-
|tar
|Tape ARchiver
|-
|tee
|Redirect output to multiple files
|-
|test
|Evaluate a conditional expression
|-
|time
|Measure Program running time
|-
|times
|User and system times
|-
|touch
|Change file timestamps
|-
|top
|List processes running on the system
|-
|traceroute
|Trace Route to Host
|-
|trap
|Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)
|-
|tr
|Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
|-
|true
|Do nothing, successfully
|-
|tsort
|Topological sort
|-
|tty
|Print filename of terminal on stdin
|-
|type
|Describe a command
|-
|ulimit
|Limit user resources
|-
|umask
|Users file creation mask
|-
|umount
|Unmount a device
|-
|unalias
|Remove an alias
|-
|uname
|Print system information
|-
|unexpand
|Convert spaces to tabs
|-
|uniq
|Uniquify files
|-
|units
|Convert units from one scale to another
|-
|unset
|Remove variable or function names
|-
|unshar
|Unpack shell archive scripts
|-
|until
|Execute commands (until error)
|-
|useradd
|Create new user account
|-
|usermod
|Modify user account
|-
|users
|List users currently logged in
|-
|uuencode
|Encode a binary file
|-
|uudecode
|Decode a file created by uuencode
|-
|v
|Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
|-
|vdir
|Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
|-
|vi T
|ext Editor
|-
|watch
|Execute/display a program periodically
|-
|wc
|Print byte, word, and line counts
|-
|whereis
|Report all known instances of a command
|-
|which
|Locate a program file in the user's path.
|-
|while
|Execute commands
|-
|who
|Print all usernames currently logged in
|-
|whoami
|Print the current user id and name (`id -un')
|-
|Wget
|Retrieve web pages or files via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP
|-
|xargs
|Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)
|-
|yes
|Print a string until interrupted
|-
| <pre>|. |</pre>
|Run a command script in the current shell
|-
| <pre>|### |</pre>
|Comment / Remark

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Bacchas at 20:56, 1 September 2016

Bacchas: Created page with "== List of Linux Bash Shell Commands == An A-Z Index of the Linux BASH command line {| class="wikitable" |alias |Create an alias |- |apropos |Search Help manual pages (man -k..."