Top 50 Linux commands for DevOps
Le Vuong
Posted on February 9, 2024
Here are 50 commonly used Linux commands in DevOps:
- ls - List directory contents
- cd - Change directory
- pwd - Print working directory
- mkdir - Make directory
- rm - Remove files or directories
- cp - Copy files or directories
- mv - Move or rename files or directories
- touch - Create an empty file or update timestamps
- cat - Concatenate and display file contents
- grep - Search for patterns in files
- find - Search for files and directories
- chmod - Change file permissions
- chown - Change file ownership
- ps - Display information about running processes
- top - Display system processes in real-time
- kill - Terminate processes by PID or name
- df - Display disk space usage
- du - Display file and directory disk usage
- tar - Create or extract compressed archives
- gzip - Compress or decompress files
- wget - Download files from the internet
- curl - Transfer data to or from a server
- ssh - Secure Shell for remote access
- scp - Securely copy files between hosts
- rsync - Synchronize files and directories between hosts
- systemctl - Control system services (systemd)
- journalctl - Query and display system logs
- ifconfig - Display network interface information
- netstat - Display network connections, routing tables, and more
- traceroute - Trace the route packets take to a destination
- ping - Send ICMP echo requests to test network connectivity
- hostname - Display or set the system's hostname
- uname - Display system information
- date - Display or set the system date and time
- who - Display information about logged-in users
- whoami - Display the current username
- id - Display user and group information
- sudo - Execute commands with superuser privileges
- su - Switch to another user account
- history - Display command history
- tail - Display the end of files
- head - Display the beginning of files
- less - View file contents interactively
- vi or vim - Text editor for editing files
- nano - Simple text editor
- echo - Display text or variables
- awk - Text processing tool for pattern scanning and processing
- sed - Stream editor for text manipulation
- cut - Extract sections from lines of files
- sort - Sort lines of text files
These commands are essential for managing and troubleshooting Linux systems in a DevOps environment.
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Le Vuong
Posted on February 9, 2024
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