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Nahid Hasan
Nahid Hasan

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Linux Command line utilities i use almost everyday, why they are useful

pwd – current working directory .

ls – list all the folders in current working directory .

cd /dir_path – Go to certain directory .

cp rm mv – copy , remove and move files

mkdir dir_name – make a folder in current working directory .

chmod -options read_write_execute dir_path – set the mode (permissions) for current directory.

sudo username – select certain user configuration.

df – disk uses .

top – CPU and memory uses .

curl or wget url – http request in terminal

nano – terminal code editor

tar or unzip – unzip compressed file

ssh – remote login to computer

export – set up environment variables .

ufw – firewall for server

kill – kill a running process.

ifconfig – network utility .

So far that’s it , i will try to add more .

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