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  1. free :<\/strong>  Display memory usage statistics.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    2. uname :<\/strong> print system information <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. df :<\/strong> Report file system disk space usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4. du <\/strong>: Estimate file and directory space usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    5. alias :<\/strong> it allows users to designate a name to a single command or even a string of commands. So programmers can give a short name before executing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    6. whoami :<\/strong> Displays the current user name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    7. nano :<\/strong> Opens a simple text editor in the terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    8. vi :<\/strong> Opens a powerful text editor (Vim).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    9. man :<\/strong> Displays the manual for a command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    man ls<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    10. uname :<\/strong>  Prints system information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    uname -a<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    11. uptime:<\/strong> Shows how long the system has been running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    12. ps:<\/strong> Displays information about running processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    ps aux<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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    13. top :<\/strong> Displays and updates sorted information about processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    top<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    14. more :<\/strong> Displays file content one page at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    more file.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    15. less :<\/strong> Similar to more<\/mark><\/code>, but with backward navigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    less file.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    16. wc :<\/strong> Counts words, lines, or characters in a file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    wc -l file.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    17. hostname :<\/strong> Displays the system hostname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    hostname<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    18. sort : <\/strong>Sorts lines in a file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    sort file.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    19. uniq :<\/strong> Removes duplicate lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    sort file.txt | uniq<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    20. whereis :<\/strong> Linux is generally used to see the exact location of any command typed after this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    21. unalias\u00a0:<\/strong> To remove a defined alias, use the\u00a0unalias<\/code><\/strong>\u00a0<\/mark>command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    22. exit : <\/strong>To exit the current terminal session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    23. clear : <\/strong>Use the\u00a0clear<\/mark><\/code><\/strong>\u00a0command to clear the contents of the terminal quickly<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    24. passwd :<\/strong> Use the\u00a0passwd<\/mark> command\u00a0to alter your password from the terminal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
    25. apt and yum : <\/strong>Package managers\u00a0help install, delete, and manage software packages on Linux systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    1. For Ubuntu<\/strong>,\u00a0use the APT package manager:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    apt install <package name><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    2. For CentOS<\/strong>, use\u00a0yum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    yum install <package name><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    26. file :<\/strong> The\u00a0file command<\/a>\u00a0provides information about a file, printing the file type and the contents type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    file <filename><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    27.<\/strong> useradd :<\/strong> The\u00a0useradd<\/code><\/strong>\u00a0command\u00a0creates a new user on a Linux system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    sudo useradd <username><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    28. userdel :<\/strong> Use the\u00a0userdel<\/code><\/strong>\u00a0(user<\/strong>\u00a0del<\/strong>ete) command to remove a user from the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    sudo userdel <username><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    29. chmod\u00a0: <\/strong>Use the\u00a0chmod<\/code><\/strong>\u00a0(change\u00a0mode<\/strong>) command to change file and directory permissions. The command requires setting the permission code and the file or directory to which the permissions apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    chmod 777 file.txt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    30. chown : <\/strong>The\u00a0chown command<\/a>\u00a0(ch<\/strong>ange\u00a0own<\/strong>ership) changes the ownership of a file or directory, To transfer ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    for example\n\nsudo chown john:developers example.txt\r\n\n1. john:developers: Specifies the new owner (john) and the new group (developers).\n2. example.txt: The file whose ownership you want to change.<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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