50 Most Frequently Used UNIX / Linux Commands (With Examples)(2)
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25. df command examples
Displays the file system disk space usage. By default df -k displays output in bytes.$ df -k Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1 29530400 3233104 24797232 12% / /dev/sda2 120367992 50171596 64082060 44% /homedf -h displays output in human readable form. i.e size will be displayed in GB’s.
ramesh@ramesh-laptop:~$ df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1 29G 3.1G 24G 12% / /dev/sda2 115G 48G 62G 44% /homeUse -T option to display what type of file system.
ramesh@ramesh-laptop:~$ df -T Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1 ext4 29530400 3233120 24797216 12% / /dev/sda2 ext4 120367992 50171596 64082060 44% /home
26. kill command examples
Use kill command to terminate a process. First get the process id using ps -ef command, then use kill -9 to kill the running Linux process as shown below. You can also use killall, pkill, xkill to terminate a unix process.$ ps -ef | grep vim ramesh 7243 7222 9 22:43 pts/2 00:00:00 vim $ kill -9 7243More kill examples:4 Ways to Kill a Process – kill, killall, pkill, xkill
27. rm command examples
Get confirmation before removing the file.$ rm -i filename.txtIt is very useful while giving shell metacharacters in the file name argument.Print the filename and get confirmation before removing the file.
$ rm -i file*Following example recursively removes all files and directories under the example directory. This also removes the example directory itself.
$ rm -r example
28. cp command examples
Copy file1 to file2 preserving the mode, ownership and timestamp.$ cp -p file1 file2Copy file1 to file2. if file2 exists prompt for confirmation before overwritting it.
$ cp -i file1 file2
29. mv command examples
Rename file1 to file2. if file2 exists prompt for confirmation before overwritting it.$ mv -i file1 file2Note: mv -f is just the opposite, which will overwrite file2 without prompting.mv -v will print what is happening during file rename, which is useful while specifying shell metacharacters in the file name argument.
$ mv -v file1 file2
30. cat command examples
You can view multiple files at the same time. Following example prints the content of file1 followed by file2 to stdout.$ cat file1 file2While displaying the file, following cat -n command will prepend the line number to each line of the output.
$ cat -n /etc/logrotate.conf 1 /var/log/btmp { 2 missingok 3 monthly 4 create 0660 root utmp 5 rotate 1 6 }
31. mount command examples
To mount a file system, you should first create a directory and mount it as shown below.# mkdir /u01 # mount /dev/sdb1 /u01You can also add this to the fstab for automatic mounting. i.e Anytime system is restarted, the filesystem will be mounted.
/dev/sdb1 /u01 ext2 defaults 0 2
32. chmod command examples
chmod command is used to change the permissions for a file or directory.Give full access to user and group (i.e read, write and execute ) on a specific file.$ chmod ug+rwx file.txtRevoke all access for the group (i.e read, write and execute ) on a specific file.
$ chmod g-rwx file.txtApply the file permissions recursively to all the files in the sub-directories.
$ chmod -R ug+rwx file.txtMore chmod examples:7 Chmod Command Examples for Beginners
33. chown command examples
chown command is used to change the owner and group of a file. \To change owner to oracle and group to db on a file. i.e Change both owner and group at the same time.$ chown oracle:dba dbora.shUse -R to change the ownership recursively.
$ chown -R oracle:dba /home/oracle
34. passwd command examples
Change your password from command line using passwd. This will prompt for the old password followed by the new password.$ passwdSuper user can use passwd command to reset others password. This will not prompt for current password of the user.
# passwd USERNAMERemove password for a specific user. Root user can disable password for a specific user. Once the password is disabled, the user can login without entering the password.
# passwd -d USERNAME
35. mkdir command examples
Following example creates a directory called temp under your home directory.$ mkdir ~/tempCreate nested directories using one mkdir command. If any of these directories exist already, it will not display any error. If any of these directories doesn’t exist, it will create them.
$ mkdir -p dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4/
36. ifconfig command examples
Use ifconfig command to view or configure a network interface on the Linux system.View all the interfaces along with status.$ ifconfig -aStart or stop a specific interface using up and down command as shown below.
$ ifconfig eth0 up $ ifconfig eth0 downMore ifconfig examples:Ifconfig: 7 Examples To Configure Network Interface
37. uname command examples
Uname command displays important information about the system such as — Kernel name, Host name, Kernel release number,Processor type, etc.,Sample uname output from a Ubuntu laptop is shown below.
$ uname -a Linux john-laptop 2.6.32-24-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 19 01:12:52 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
38. whereis command examples
When you want to find out where a specific Unix command exists (for example, where does ls command exists?), you can execute the following command.$ whereis ls ls: /bin/ls /usr/share/man/man1/ls.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1p/ls.1p.gzWhen you want to search an executable from a path other than the whereis default path, you can use -B option and give path as argument to it. This searches for the executable lsmk in the /tmp directory, and displays it, if it is available.
$ whereis -u -B /tmp -f lsmk lsmk: /tmp/lsmk
39. whatis command examples
Whatis command displays a single line description about a command.$ whatis ls ls (1) - list directory contents $ whatis ifconfig ifconfig (8) - configure a network interface
40. locate command examples
Using locate command you can quickly search for the location of a specific file (or group of files). Locate command uses the database created by updatedb.The example below shows all files in the system that contains the word crontab in it.$ locate crontab /etc/anacrontab /etc/crontab /usr/bin/crontab /usr/share/doc/cron/examples/crontab2english.pl.gz /usr/share/man/man1/crontab.1.gz /usr/share/man/man5/anacrontab.5.gz /usr/share/man/man5/crontab.5.gz /usr/share/vim/vim72/syntax/crontab.vim
41. man command examples
Display the man page of a specific command.$ man crontabWhen a man page for a command is located under more than one section, you can view the man page for that command from a specific section as shown below.
$ man SECTION-NUMBER commandnameFollowing 8 sections are available in the man page.General commands
System calls
C library functions
Special files (usually devices, those found in /dev) and drivers
File formats and conventions
Games and screensavers
Miscellaneous
System administration commands and daemons
For example, when you do whatis crontab, you’ll notice that crontab has two man pages (section 1 and section 5). To view section 5 of crontab man page, do the following.
$ whatis crontab crontab (1) - maintain crontab files for individual users (V3) crontab (5) - tables for driving cron $ man 5 crontab
42. tail command examples
Print the last 10 lines of a file by default.$ tail filename.txtPrint N number of lines from the file named filename.txt
$ tail -n N filename.txtView the content of the file in real time using tail -f. This is useful to view the log files, that keeps growing. The command can be terminated using CTRL-C.
$ tail -f log-fileMore tail examples:3 Methods To View tail -f output of Multiple Log Files in One Terminal
43. less command examples
less is very efficient while viewing huge log files, as it doesn’t need to load the full file while opening.$ less huge-log-file.logOne you open a file using less command, following two keys are very helpful.
CTRL+F – forward one window CTRL+B – backward one windowMore less examples:Unix Less Command: 10 Tips for Effective Navigation
44. su command examples
Switch to a different user account using su command. Super user can switch to any other user without entering their password.$ su - USERNAMEExecute a single command from a different account name. In the following example, john can execute the ls command as raj username. Once the command is executed, it will come back to john’s account.
[john@dev-server]$ su - raj -c 'ls' [john@dev-server]$Login to a specified user account, and execute the specified shell instead of the default shell.
$ su -s 'SHELLNAME' USERNAME
45. mysql command examples
mysql is probably the most widely used open source database on Linux. Even if you don’t run a mysql database on your server, you might end-up using the mysql command ( client ) to connect to a mysql database running on the remote server.To connect to a remote mysql database. This will prompt for a password.$ mysql -u root -p -h 192.168.1.2To connect to a local mysql database.
$ mysql -u root -pIf you want to specify the mysql root password in the command line itself, enter it immediately after -p (without any space).
46. yum command examples
To install apache using yum.$ yum install httpdTo upgrade apache using yum.
$ yum update httpdTo uninstall/remove apache using yum.
$ yum remove httpd
47. rpm command examples
To install apache using rpm.# rpm -ivh httpd-2.2.3-22.0.1.el5.i386.rpmTo upgrade apache using rpm.
# rpm -uvh httpd-2.2.3-22.0.1.el5.i386.rpmTo uninstall/remove apache using rpm.
# rpm -ev httpdMore rpm examples:RPM Command: 15 Examples to Install, Uninstall, Upgrade, Query RPM Packages
48. ping command examples
Ping a remote host by sending only 5 packets.$ ping -c 5 gmail.comMore ping examples:Ping Tutorial: 15 Effective Ping Command Examples
49. date command examples
Set the system date:# date -s "01/31/2010 23:59:53"Once you’ve changed the system date, you should syncronize the hardware clock with the system date as shown below.
# hwclock –systohc # hwclock --systohc –utc
50. wget command examples
The quick and effective method to download software, music, video from internet is using wget command.$ wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/nagios/nagios-3.2.1.tar.gzDownload and store it with a different name.
$ wget -O taglist.zip http://www.vim.org/scripts/download_script.php?src_id=7701More wget examples:The Ultimate Wget Download Guide With 15 Awesome ExamplesDid I miss any frequently used Linux commands? Leave a comment and let me know.
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