KALI LINUX COMMANDS
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A-Z of Kali Linux commands are here below:
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a
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apropos Search Help manual
pages (man -k)
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apt-get Search for and
install software packages (Debian)
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aptitude Search for and install software packages (Debian)
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aspell Spell Checker
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awk Find and Replace text,
database sort/validate/index
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b
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basename Strip directory and suffix from filenames
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bash GNU Bourne-Again SHell
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bc Arbitrary precision
calculator language
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bg Send to background
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break Exit from a loop
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builtin Run a shell builtin
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bzip2 Compress or decompress
named file(s)
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c
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cal Display a calendar
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case Conditionally perform
a command
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cat Concatenate and print
(display) the content of files
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cd Change Directory
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cfdisk Partition table manipulator
for Linux
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chgrp Change group ownership
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chmod Change access
permissions
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chown Change file owner and
group
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chroot Run a command with a
different root directory
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chkconfig System services (runlevel)
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cksum Print CRC checksum and
byte counts
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clear Clear terminal screen
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cmp Compare two files
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comm Compare two sorted
files line by line
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command Run a command -
ignoring shell functions
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continue Resume the next iteration of a loop
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cp Copy one or more files
to another location
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cron Daemon to execute
scheduled commands
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crontab Schedule a command to
run at a later time
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csplit Split a file into
context-determined pieces
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cut Divide a file into
several parts
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d
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date Display or change the
date & time
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dc Desk Calculator
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dd Convert and copy a file,
write disk headers, boot records
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ddrescue Data recovery tool
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declare Declare variables and
give them attributes
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df Display free disk
space
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diff Display the
differences between two files
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diff3 Show differences among
three files
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dig DNS lookup
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dir Briefly list directory
contents
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dircolors Colour setup for `ls'
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dirname Convert a full
pathname to just a path
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dirs Display list of
remembered directories
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dmesg Print kernel &
driver messages
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du Estimate file space
usage
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e
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echo Display message on
screen
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egrep Search file(s) for
lines that match an extended expression
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eject Eject removable media
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enable Enable and disable
builtin shell commands
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env Environment variables
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ethtool Ethernet card settings
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eval Evaluate several commands/arguments
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exec Execute a command
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exit Exit the shell
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expect Automate arbitrary
applications accessed over a terminal
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expand Convert tabs to spaces
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export Set an environment
variable
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expr Evaluate expressions
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f
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false Do nothing, unsuccessfully
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fdformat Low-level format a floppy disk
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fdisk Partition table
manipulator for Linux
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fg Send job to foreground
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fgrep Search file(s) for
lines that match a fixed string
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file Determine file type
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find Search for files that
meet a desired criteria
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fmt Reformat paragraph
text
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fold Wrap text to fit a
specified width.
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for Expand words, and
execute commands
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format Format disks or tapes
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free Display memory usage
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fsck File system
consistency check and repair
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ftp File Transfer Protocol
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function Define Function Macros
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fuser Identify/kill the
process that is accessing a file
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g
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gawk Find and Replace text
within file(s)
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getopts Parse positional
parameters
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grep Search file(s) for
lines that match a given pattern
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groupadd Add a user security group
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groupdel Delete a group
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groupmod Modify a group
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groups Print group names a
user is in
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gzip Compress or decompress
named file(s)
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h
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hash Remember the full
pathname of a name argument
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head Output the first part
of file(s)
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help Display help for a
built-in command
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history Command History
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hostname Print or set system name
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i
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iconv Convert the character
set of a file
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id Print user and group
id's
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if Conditionally perform
a command
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ifconfig Configure a network interface
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ifdown Stop a network
interface
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ifup Start a network
interface up
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import Capture an X server
screen and save the image to file
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install Copy files and set
attributes
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j
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jobs List active jobs
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join Join lines on a common
field
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k
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kill Stop a process from
running
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killall Kill processes by name
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l
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less Display output one
screen at a time
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let Perform arithmetic on
shell variables
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ln Create a symbolic
link to a file
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local Create variables
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locate Find files
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logname Print current login
name
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logout Exit a login shell
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look Display lines
beginning with a given string
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lpc Line printer control
program
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lpr Off line print
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lprint Print a file
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lprintd Abort a print job
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lprintq List the print queue
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lprm Remove jobs from the
print queue
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ls List information about
file(s)
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lsof List open files
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m
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make Recompile a group of
programs
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man Help manual
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mkdir Create new folder(s)
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mkfifo Make FIFOs (named
pipes)
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mkisofs Create an hybrid
ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem
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mknod Make block or
character special files
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more Display output one
screen at a time
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mount Mount a file system
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mtools Manipulate MS-DOS
files
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mtr Network diagnostics
(traceroute/ping)
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mv Move or rename files
or directories
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mmv Mass Move and rename
(files)
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n
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netstat Networking information
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nice Set the priority of a
command or job
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nl Number lines and write
files
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nohup Run a command immune
to hangups
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notify-send Send desktop notifications
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nslookup Query Internet name
servers interactively
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o
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open Open a file in its
default application
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op Operator access
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p
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passwd Modify a user password
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paste Merge lines of files
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pathchk Check file name
portability
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ping Test a network
connection
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pkill Stop processes from
running
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popd Restore the previous
value of the current directory
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pr Prepare files for
printing
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printcap Printer capability database
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printenv Print environment variables
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printf Format and print data
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ps Process status
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pushd Save and then change
the current directory
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pwd Print Working Directory
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q
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quota Display disk usage and
limits
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quotacheck Scan a file system for disk usage
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quotactl Set disk quotas
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r
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ram ram disk device
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rcp Copy files between two
machines
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read Read a line from
standard input
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readarray Read from stdin into an array variable
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readonly Mark variables/functions as readonly
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reboot Reboot the system
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rename Rename files
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renice Alter priority of
running processes
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remsync Synchronize remote
files via email
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return Exit a shell function
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rev Reverse lines of a
file
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rm Remove files
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rmdir Remove folder(s)
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rsync Remote file copy
(Synchronize file trees)
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s
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screen Multiplex terminal,
run remote shells via ssh
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scp Secure copy (remote
file copy)
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sdiff Merge two files
interactively
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sed Stream Editor
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select Accept keyboard input
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seq Print numeric
sequences
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set Manipulate shell
variables and functions
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sftp Secure File Transfer
Program
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shift Shift positional
parameters
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shopt Shell Options
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shutdown Shutdown or restart linux
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sleep Delay for a specified
time
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slocate Find files
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sort Sort text files
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source Run commands from a
file `.'
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split Split a file into
fixed-size pieces
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ssh Secure Shell client
(remote login program)
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strace Trace system calls and
signals
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su Substitute user
identity
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sudo Execute a command as
another user
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sum Print a checksum for a
file
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suspend Suspend execution of
this shell
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symlink Make a new name for a
file
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sync Synchronize data on
disk with memory
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t
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tail Output the last part
of file
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tar Tape ARchiver
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tee Redirect output to
multiple files
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test Evaluate a conditional
expression
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time Measure Program
running time
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times User and system times
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touch Change file timestamps
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top List processes running
on the system
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traceroute Trace Route to Host
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trap Run a command when a
signal is set(bourne)
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tr Translate, squeeze,
and/or delete characters
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true Do nothing,
successfully
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tsort Topological sort
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tty Print filename of
terminal on stdin
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type Describe a command
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u
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ulimit Limit user resources
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umask Users file creation
mask
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umount Unmount a device
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unalias Remove an alias
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uname Print system
information
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unexpand Convert spaces to tabs
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uniq Uniquify files
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units Convert units from one
scale to another
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unset Remove variable or
function names
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unshar Unpack shell archive
scripts
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until Execute commands
(until error)
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uptime Show uptime
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useradd Create new user
account
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userdel Delete a user account
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usermod Modify user account
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users List users currently
logged in
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uuencode Encode a binary file
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uudecode Decode a file created by uuencode
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v
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v Verbosely list
directory contents (`ls -l -b')
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vdir Verbosely list
directory contents (`ls -l -b')
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vi Text Editor
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vmstat Report virtual memory
statistics
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w
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wait Wait for a process to
complete
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watch Execute/display a
program periodically
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wc Print byte, word, and
line counts
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whereis Search the user's
$path, man pages and source files for a program
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which Search the user's
$path for a program file
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while Execute commands
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who Print all usernames
currently logged in
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whoami Print the current user
id and name (`id -un')
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wget Retrieve web pages or
files via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP
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write Send a message to
another user
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x
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xargs Execute utility,
passing constructed argument list(s)
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xdg-open Open a file or URL in
the user's preferred application.
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yes Print a string until
interrupted
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UDHAYAKUMARAN
Friday, January 6, 2017
I am start to learn LINUX it the basic comments of kali linux
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