/* Common Commands */ man //It is the 'manual' for all the commands in the linux system. > man ls //It will provide manual for 'ls' > man touch //It will provide manual for 'touch' > man man (All the manual will be displayed) > man -k search //It will provide all the keywords related to 'search'. > man -k jaskara //It will provide all the keywords related to 'jaskara' which //It will provide the location from where shell is using the command. > which touch //It will return the location of 'touch' cmd. > which ls //It will return the location of 'ls' cmd. uname // This cmd will provide the system OS basic information. uname -a | uname -i | uname -m sudo parted // "Hard drive" details parted -l //Provide partition of the HDD sudo shutdown -h now //It will immediately shutdown the system sudo shutdown -h +10 //It will shutdown the system in 10minutes. sudo shutdown -h +10 "System Will shutdown in 10minutes, Please Save your Work"//It will shutdown the system in 10minutes with the Prompted information. sudo shutdown -r now //It will Reboot the system. sudo shutdown -c // To cancel the scheduled shutdown. pwd //Print Working Directory. ( It will provide the current directory) cd //Change directory. > cd / //This will take to the parent directory. > cd /childFolder/ChildsChildFolder/ // This will take the folder. But we should be in the current node to get to the child. > cd ~/desiredFolder //It will directly take to the desired folder. We don't have to worry about the current node. > cd .. //It will take to the previous directory > cd ../.. /* Will take two directories back*/ > cd ../../.. /* Will take three directories back*/ > cd ~ //It will take to home directory ls // It will Provide all the list items/files in the relative directory > ls -l // It will provide detailed information. > ls -alh //or > ll // It will provide easier format to read. > ls test* //It will only look for folders starting with string 'test'. > ls *est //It will only look for folders ending with string 'est'. > find / -name fileName* //it will find evrything starting with 'fileName'.( might have to add sudo ) mkdir //It is used to create new folders. > mkdir folderName1 > mkdir test{1..5} //It will create 5 folders with pattern test1...test5. > mkdir test{a..d} touch // It will create new File(blank) in the directory. > touch index.html > touch script.js > touch index.html style.css script.js //It will create all three files. mrdir //It is usded to delete folders. rm //It is used to remove files/Folders. > rm index.html > rm index.html style.css script.js //It will remove all three files. rm -r folderName //Will delete all child data ( 'r' is recursive ) > rm -r test{1..5} //It will remove all the files with provided pattern cat //Concatenate FILE(s) to standard output. //It can also be used to view files/data //It can only view text files. > cat text.txt // It will print the 'text.txt' > head text.txt //It will display the first 10 lines of the 'text.txt' > head -2 text.txt //It will display first 2 lines. > tail text.txt //It will display the last 10 lines of the 'text.txt' > tail -2 text.txt //It will display last 2 lines. > cat fileName (press double 'Tab') //It will return all the files starting with 'fileName'(s) grep //... //This can be used to filter data. > sudo grep opened /var/log/auth.log //It will provide all the 'opened' in 'auth.log' file. date //It will return date information. /*----------------------------------------*/ /*General Theory */ - Linux is case sentitive - Relative : Present location ( Current directory) - Absolute : Location from Root. - Sudo group : A group of superusers that can access the root account and be receive unlimited privileges. /*----------------------------------------*/ /* Ubuntu Server */ > sudo updateddb //It will update the database. > locate fileName > locate test* //It will return all files starting with 'test' /*----------------------------------------*/ /* Managing User */ //ONLY super user can add user on the system. //To Add User. > sudo useradd -d /home/dUserFolder -m dUserName //It will add 'dUserName' as a new user name on the system > sudo passwd dUserName //It will create the password for 'dUserName'. //2nd way to Add User. ( better way ) adduser //It is a script to 'add user',(not a command) > sudo adduser dUserName //It will automatically create user and it's respestive folder and will ask to create password for it. > cat /etc/group //It will return all the groups on the system. > cat /etc/group | grep dUserName //It returns the 'group'(s) of user name 'dUserName' //Modify Users //Add Group to user. sudo usermod -aG groupName UserName > sudo usermod -aG sudo dUserName // We are adding 'sudo' group to user 'dUserName'. > su UserName1 //It will change the terminal to 'UserName1' //Lock User > sudo usermod -L dUserName //unlock User > sudo usermode -U dUserName // /etc/passwd > cat /etc/passwd //It will provide all the user's on the system ( including system groups ). > sudo vipw //It will display all the User's in a nano editabled list. // Remove the need groups by using CTRL+K(To remove the line/group ) > CTRL+O (over write) > CTRL+X (exit). //Removed groups will not show in the '> cat /etc/passwd' //2nd way to remove group groupdel > groupdel [options] GROUPNAME // /etc/shadow //It will return all the user's and there respective password and password data ( encryption used + Password expiration information ) . //Remove User deluser > deluser [--remove-all-files] [--backup] [--back-to DIR] dUserName //It will remove the user and also the create the back for it. /*----------------------------------------*/ /* Managing Groups */ addgroup > sudo addgroup groupName1 //It will add 'groupName1' to the user. > grep groupName1 /etc/group //It will return the information about 'groupName1' groups > groups //It will return all the groups for the user. Permissions: > ll text.txt OR > ls -alh text.txt //It will provide the basic information about the file, inclduing permissions it has. -rwx-rwx-r-- -1 - 2- 3 -4 //Here Numbers are different groups. rw : read and write r : Read. x : executable file To change Groups: > sudo usermod -g newPrimaryGroup dUserName //'newPrimaryGroup' Will be the primary group. //Where can we keep the files to share data between different users. /var/share /var/local/share /share /srv - for files that may be shared using a service externally. //To modify the permission for user on the group. //It will make new folder, > sudo mkdir /home/newFolder //Adding new group > sudo addgroup grpName1 // Group 'groupName1' will have access to 'newFolder' folder. > sudo chgrp grpName1 /home/newFolder /*----------------------------------------*/ /* Managing Text Files */ vim | nano //Two popular linux terminal's IDE. // VIM > sudo app install vim //In case if VIM is not installed by default. > vim filesName.text /*----------------------------------------*/ /* Linux Structure */ - man hier //It will return the structure of the Linux system and basic idea about all the files. /*----------------------------------------*/ /* Remote Access */ - SSH works on TCP. /*----------------------------------------*/ /*----------------------------------------*/
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