Sunday, 24 April 2011

linux bash command (basic commands)

 **Basic Command** Linux BASH command line are given below  :---


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alias    -Create an alias
awk      -Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index
break    -Exit from a loop
builtin  -Run a shell builtin  
cal      -Display a calendar
case     -Conditionally perform a command
cat      -Display the contents of a file
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
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
date     -Display or change the date & time
dc       -Desk Calculator
dd       -Data Dump - Convert and copy a file
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
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
du       -Estimate file space usage
echo     -Display message on screen
ed       -A line-oriented text editor (edlin)
egrep    -Search file(s) for lines that match an extended expression
eject    -Eject CD-ROM
enable   -Enable and disable builtin shell commands
env      -Display, set, or remove environment variables
eval     -Evaluate several commands/arguments
exec     -Execute a command
exit      -Exit the shell
expand   -Convert tabs to spaces
export   -Set an environment variable
expr     -Evaluate expressions
factor   -Print prime factors
false    -Do nothing, unsuccessfully
fdformat   -Low-level format a floppy disk
fdisk    -Partition table manipulator for Linux
fgrep    -Search file(s) for lines that match a fixed string
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     -Filesystem consistency check and repair.
function -Define Function Macros
gawk     -Find and Replace text within file(s)
getopts  -Parse positional parameters
grep     -Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern
groups  -Print group names a user is in
gzip     -Compress or decompress named file(s)
hash     -Remember the full pathname of a name argument
head     -Output the first part of file(s)
history  -Command History
hostname  -Print or set system name
id       -Print user and group id's
if       -Conditionally perform a command
import   -Capture an X server screen and save the image to file
info     -Help info
install  -Copy files and set attributes
join    - Join lines on a common field
kill     -Stop a process from running
less     -Display output one screen at a time
let      -Perform arithmetic on shell variables
ln        -Make links between files
local     -Create variables
locate    -Find files
logname  -Print current login name
logout    -Exit a login shell
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)
m4          -Macro processor
man         -Help manual
mkdir      -Create new folder(s)
mkfifo     -Make FIFOs (named pipes)
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
mv         -Move or rename files or directories
nice       -Set the priority of a command or job
nl          -Number lines and write files
nohup   -Run a command immune to hangups
passwd   -Modify a user password
paste      -Merge lines of files
pathchk  -Check file name portability
popd     -Restore the previous value of the current directory
pr         -Convert text 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
pwd      -Print Working Directory
quota    -Display disk usage and limits
quotacheck  -Scan a file system for disk usage
quotactl  -Set disk quotas
ram      -ram disk device
rcp      -Copy files between two machines.
read      -read a line from standard input
readonly  -Mark variables/functions as readonly
remsync  -Synchronize remote files via email
return    -Exit a shell function
rm         -Remove files
rmdir     -Remove folder(s)
rpm       -Remote Package Manager
rsync     -Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
screen   -Terminal window manager
sdiff    -Merge two files interactively
sed     -Stream Editor
select   -Accept keyboard input
seq      -Print numeric sequences
set      -Manipulate shell variables and functions
shift    -Shift positional parameters
shopt    -Shell Options
shutdown  -Shutdown or restart linux
sleep    -Delay for a specified time
sort      -Sort text files
source  -Run commands from a file `.'
split     -Split a file into fixed-size pieces
su        -Substitute user identity
sum      -Print a checksum for a file
symlink  -Make a new name for a file
sync     -Synchronize data on disk with memory
tac        -Concatenate and write files in reverse
tail        -Output the last part of files
tar        -Tape ARchiver
tee       -Redirect output to multiple files
test      -Evaluate a conditional expression
time     -Measure Program Resource Use
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

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)
useradd   -Create new 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        -Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
vdir     -Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
vi       -Text Editor

watch    -Execute/display a program periodically
wc       -Print byte, word, and line counts
whereis  -Report all known instances of a command  
which    -Locate a program file in the user's path.
while    -Execute commands
who      -Print all usernames currently logged in
whoami  - Print the current user id and name (`id -un')

xargs     -Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)
yes       -Print a string until interrupted

.period - Run commands from a file
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