Kali Linux commands
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Function
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A
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apropos
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Search Help manual pages (man -k)
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apt-get
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Search for and install software packages (Debian)
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aptitude
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Search for and install software packages (Debian)
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aspell
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Spell Checker
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awk
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Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index
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B
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basename
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Strip directory and suffix from filenames
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bash
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GNU Bourne-Again Shell
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bc
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Arbitrary precision calculator language
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bg
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Send to background
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break
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Exit from a loop
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builtin
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Run a shell builtin
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bzip2
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Compress or decompress named files
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C
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cal
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Display a calendar
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case
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Conditionally perform a command
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cat
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Concatenate and print (display) the content of files
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cd
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Change Directory
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cfdisk
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Partition table manipulator for Linux
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chgrp
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Change group ownership
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chmod
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Change access permissions
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chown
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Change file owner and group
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chroot
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Run a command with a different root directory
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chkconfig
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System services (runlevel)
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cksum
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Print CRC checksum and byte counts
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clear
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Clear terminal screen
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cmp
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Compare two files
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comm
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Compare two sorted files line by line
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command
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Run a command – ignoring shell functions
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continue
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Resume the next iteration of a loop
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cp
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Copy one or more files to another location
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cron
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Daemon to execute scheduled commands
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crontab
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Schedule a command to run at a later time
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csplit
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Split a file into context-determined pieces
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cut
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Divide a file into several parts
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D
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date
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Display or change the date and time
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dc
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Desk Calculator
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dd
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Convert and copy a file, write disk headers, boot records
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ddrescue
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Data recovery tool
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declare
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Declare variables and give them attributes
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df
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Display free disk space
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diff
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Display the differences between two files
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diff3
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Show differences among three files
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dig
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DNS lookup
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dir
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Briefly list directory contents
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dircolors
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Colour setup for ls'
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dirname
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Convert a full pathname to just a path
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dirs
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Display list of remembered directories
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dmesg
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Print kernel & driver messages
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du
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Estimate file space usage
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E
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echo
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Display message on screen
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egrep
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Search files for lines that match an extended expression
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eject
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Eject removable media
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enable
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Enable and disable builtin shell commands
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env
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Environment variables
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ethtool
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Ethernet card settings
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eval
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Evaluate several commands/arguments
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exec
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Execute a command
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exit
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Exit the shell
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expect
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Automate arbitrary applications accessed over a terminal
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expand
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Convert tabs to spaces
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export
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Set an environment variable
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expr
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Evaluate expressions
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F
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false
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Do nothing, unsuccessfully
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fdformat
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Low-level format a floppy disk
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fdisk
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Partition table manipulator for Linux
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fg
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Send job to foreground
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fgrep
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Search files for lines that match a fixed string
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file
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Determine file type
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find
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Search for files that meet a desired criteria
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fmt
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Reformat paragraph text
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fold
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Wrap text to fit a specified width
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for
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Expand words, and execute commands
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format
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Format disks or tapes
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free
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Display memory usage
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fsck
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File system consistency check and repair
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ftp
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File Transfer Protocol
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function
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Define Function Macros
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fuser
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Identify/kill the process that is accessing a file
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G
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gawk
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Find and Replace text within files
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getopts
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Parse positional parameters
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grep
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Search files for lines that match a given pattern
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groupadd
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Add a user security group
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groupdel
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Delete a group
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groupmod
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Modify a group
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groups
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Print group names a user is in
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gzip
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Compress or decompress named files
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H
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hash
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Remember the full pathname of a name argument
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head
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Output the first part of files
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help
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Display help for a built-in command
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history
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Command History
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hostname
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Print or set system name
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I
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iconv
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Convert the character set of a file
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id
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Print user and group id's
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if
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Conditionally perform a command
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ifconfig
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Configure a network interface
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ifdown
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Stop a network interface
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ifup
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Start a network interface up
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import
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Capture an X server screen and save the image to file
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install
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Copy files and set attributes
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J
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jobs
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List active jobs
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join
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Join lines on a common field
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K
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kill
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Stop a process from running
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killall
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Kill processes by name
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L
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less
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Display output one screen at a time
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let
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Perform arithmetic on shell variables
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ln
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Create a symbolic link to a file
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local
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Create variables
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locate
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Find files
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logname
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Print current login name
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logout
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Exit a login shell
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look
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Display lines beginning with a given string
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lpc
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Line printer control program
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lpr
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Off line print
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lprint
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Print a file
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lprintd
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Abort a print job
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lprintq
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List the print queue
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lprm
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Remove jobs from the print queue
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ls
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List information about files
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lsof
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List open files
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M
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make
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Recompile a group of programs
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man
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Help manual
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mkdir
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Create new folders
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mkfifo
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Make FIFOs (named pipes)
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mkisofs
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Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem
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mknod
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Make block or character special files
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more
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Display output one screen at a time
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mount
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Mount a file system
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mtools
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Manipulate MS-DOS files
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mtr
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Network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)
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mv
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Move or rename files or directories
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mmv
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Mass Move and rename files
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N
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netstat
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Networking information
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nice
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Set the priority of a command or job
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nl
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Number lines and write files
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nohup
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Run a command immune to hangups
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notify-send
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Send desktop notifications
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nslookup
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Query Internet name servers interactively
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O
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open
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Open a file in its default application
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op
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Operator access
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P
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passwd
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Modify a user password
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paste
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Merge lines of files
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pathchk
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Check file name portability
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ping
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Test a network connection
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pkill
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Stop processes from running
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popd
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Restore the previous value of the current directory
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pr
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Prepare files for printing
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printcap
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Printer capability database
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printenv
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Print environment variables
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printf
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Format and print data
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ps
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Process status
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pushd
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Save and then change the current directory
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pwd
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Print Working Directory
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Q
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quota
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Display disk usage and limits
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quotacheck
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Scan a file system for disk usage
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quotactl
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Set disk quotas
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R
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ram
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ram disk device
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rcp
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Copy files between two machines
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read
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Read a line from standard input
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readarray
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Read from stdin into an array variable
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readonly
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Mark variables/functions as readonly
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reboot
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Reboot the system
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rename
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Rename files
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renice
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Alter priority of running processes
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remsync
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Synchronize remote files via email
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return
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Exit a shell function
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rev
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Reverse lines of a file
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rm
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Remove files
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rmdir
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Remove folders
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rsync
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Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
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S
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screen
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Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh
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scp
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Secure copy (remote file copy)
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sdiff
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Merge two files interactively
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sed
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Stream Editor
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select
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Accept keyboard input
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seq
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Print numeric sequences
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set
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Manipulate shell variables and functions
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sftp
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Secure File Transfer Program
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shift
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Shift positional parameters
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shopt
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Shell Options
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shutdown
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Shutdown or restart linux
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sleep
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Delay for a specified time
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slocate
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Find files
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sort
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Sort text files
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source
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Run commands from a file
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split
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Split a file into fixed-size pieces
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ssh
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Secure Shell client (remote login program)
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strace
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Trace system calls and signals
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su
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Substitute user identity
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sudo
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Execute a command as another user
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sum
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Print a checksum for a file
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suspend
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Suspend execution of this shell
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symlink
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Make a new name for a file
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sync
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Synchronize data on disk with memory
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T
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tail
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Output the last part of file
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tar
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Tape Archiver
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tee
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Redirect output to multiple files
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test
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Evaluate a conditional expression
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time
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Measure Program running time
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times
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User and system times
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touch
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Change file timestamps
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top
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List processes running on the system
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traceroute
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Trace Route to Host
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trap
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Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)
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tr
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Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
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true
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Do nothing, successfully
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tsort
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Topological sort
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tty
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Print filename of terminal on stdin
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type
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Describe a command
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U
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ulimit
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Limit user resources
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umask
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Users file creation mask
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umount
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Unmount a device
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unalias
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Remove an alias
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uname
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Print system information
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unexpand
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Convert spaces to tabs
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uniq
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Uniquify files
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units
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Convert units from one scale to another
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unset
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Remove variable or function names
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unshar
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Unpack shell archive scripts
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until
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Execute commands (until error)
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uptime
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Show uptime
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useradd
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Create new user account
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usermod
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Modify user account
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users
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List users currently logged in
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uuencode
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Encode a binary file
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uudecode
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Decode a file created by uuencode
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V
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v
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Verbosely list directory contents (ls -l -b’)
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vdir
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Verbosely list directory contents (ls -l -b')
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vi
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Text Editor
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vmstat
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Report virtual memory statistics
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W
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wait
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Wait for a process to complete
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watch
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Execute/display a program periodically
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wc
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Print byte, word, and line counts
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whereis
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Search the user's $path, man pages and source files for a program
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which
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Search the user's $path for a program file
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while
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Execute commands
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who
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Print all usernames currently logged in
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whoami
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Print the current user id and name (id -un’)
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wget
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Retrieve web pages or files via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP
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write
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Send a message to another user
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X
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xargs
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Execute utility, passing constructed argument lists
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xdg-open
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Open a file or URL in the user’s preferred application
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Y
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yes
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Print a string until interrupte
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