Monday, 21 July 2014

A-Z Index of the Bash command line for Linux.


An A-Z Index of the Bash command line for Linux.

  alias
   Create an alias •
  apropos
 Search Help manual pages (man -k)
  apt-get
 Search for and install software packages (Debian/Ubuntu)
  aptitude
Search for and install software packages (Debian/Ubuntu)
  aspell
  Spell Checker
  awk
     Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index
b
  basename
Strip directory and suffix from filenames
  bash
    GNU Bourne-Again SHell 
  bc
      Arbitrary precision calculator language 
  bg
      Send to background
  break
   Exit from a loop •
  builtin
 Run a shell builtin
  bzip2
   Compress or decompress named file(s)
c
  cal
     Display a calendar
  case
    Conditionally perform a command
  cat
     Concatenate and print (display) the content of files
  cd
      Change Directory
  cfdisk
  Partition table manipulator for Linux
  chgrp
   Change group ownership
  chmod
   Change access permissions
  chown
   Change file owner and group
  chroot
  Run a command with a different root directory
  chkconfig
System services (runlevel)
  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
  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
d
  date
    Display or change the date & time
  dc
      Desk Calculator
  dd
      Convert and copy a file, write disk headers, boot records
  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
  dmesg
   Print kernel & driver messages 
  du
      Estimate file space usage
e
  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
  expect
  Automate arbitrary applications accessed over a terminal
  expand
  Convert tabs to spaces
  export
  Set an environment variable
  expr
    Evaluate expressions
f
  false
   Do nothing, unsuccessfully
  fdformat
Low-level format a floppy disk
  fdisk
   Partition table manipulator for Linux
  fg
      Send job to foreground 
  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
  fuser
   Identify/kill the process that is accessing a file
g
  gawk
    Find and Replace text within file(s)
  getopts
 Parse positional parameters
  grep
    Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern
  groupadd
Add a user security group
  groupdel
Delete a group
  groupmod
Modify a group
  groups
  Print group names a user is in
  gzip
    Compress or decompress named file(s)
h
  hash
    Remember the full pathname of a name argument
  head
    Output the first part of file(s)
  help
    Display help for a built-in command •
  history
 Command History
  hostname
Print or set system name
i
  iconv
   Convert the character set of a file
  id
      Print user and group id's
  if
      Conditionally perform a command
  ifconfig
Configure a network interface
  ifdown
  Stop a network interface 
  ifup
    Start a network interface up
  import
  Capture an X server screen and save the image to file
  install
 Copy files and set attributes
j
  jobs
    List active jobs •
  join
    Join lines on a common field
k
  kill
    Stop a process from running
  killall
 Kill processes by name
l
  less
    Display output one screen at a time
  let
     Perform arithmetic on shell variables •
  link
    Create a link to a file 
  ln
      Create a symbolic link to a file
  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
m
  make
    Recompile a group of programs
  man
     Help manual
  mkdir
   Create new folder(s)
  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
  mtr
     Network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)
  mv
      Move or rename files or directories
  mmv
     Mass Move and rename (files)
n
  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
  notify-send
 Send desktop notifications
  nslookup
Query Internet name servers interactively
o
  open
    Open a file in its default application
  op
      Operator access 
p
  passwd
  Modify a user password
  paste
   Merge lines of files
  pathchk
 Check file name portability
  ping
    Test a network connection
  pkill
   Stop processes from running
  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
  pv
      Monitor the progress of data through a pipe 
  pwd
     Print Working Directory
q
  quota
   Display disk usage and limits
  quotacheck
Scan a file system for disk usage
  quotactl
Set disk quotas
r
  ram
     ram disk device
  rcp
     Copy files between two machines
  read
    Read a line from standard input •
  readarray
Read from stdin into an array variable •
  readonly
Mark variables/functions as readonly
  reboot
  Reboot the system
  rename
  Rename files
  renice
  Alter priority of running processes 
  remsync
 Synchronize remote files via email
  return
  Exit a shell function
  rev
     Reverse lines of a file
  rm
      Remove files
  rmdir
   Remove folder(s)
  rsync
   Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
s
  screen
  Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh
  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
  slocate
 Find files
  sort
    Sort text files
  source
  Run commands from a file '.'
  split
   Split a file into fixed-size pieces
  ssh
     Secure Shell client (remote login program)
  strace
  Trace system calls and signals
  su
      Substitute user identity
  sudo
    Execute a command as another user
  sum
     Print a checksum for a file
  suspend
 Suspend execution of this shell •
  sync
    Synchronize data on disk with memory
t
  tail
    Output the last part of file
  tar
     Store, list or extract files in an archive
  tee
     Redirect output to multiple files
  test
    Evaluate a conditional expression
  time
    Measure Program running time
  timeout
 Run a command with a time limit
  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 •
u
  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)
  uptime
  Show uptime
  useradd
 Create new user account
  userdel
 Delete a 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
  v
       Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
  vdir
    Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
  vi
      Text Editor
  vmstat
  Report virtual memory statistics
w
  wait
    Wait for a process to complete •
  watch
   Execute/display a program periodically
  wc
      Print byte, word, and line counts
  whereis
 Search the user's $path, man pages and source files for a program
  which
   Search the user's $path for a program file
  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
  write
   Send a message to another user 
x
  xargs
   Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)
  xdg-open
Open a file or URL in the user's preferred application.
  yes
     Print a string until interrupted
  zip
     Package and compress (archive) files.
  .
       Run a command script in the current shell
  !!
      Run the last command again
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