Linux command in my everyday life

Linux command in my every day life:

ls – directory and file listing
ls -al formatted listing with hidden files
cd [directory_name] change directory to directory_name
cd goto home
pwd - present working directory
mkdir [directory_name] create a directory directory_name
rm [file_name] delete file_name
rm -r [directory_name] delete directory directory_name
rm -r [file_name] forcefully delete file file_name
rm -f [directory_name] forcefully delte directory directory_name
cp [file_1] [file_2] copy file_1 to file_2
mv [file_1] [file_2] rename or move file_1 to file_2
touch [file_name] create or update file_name
cat > [file_name] standard input into file_name
less [file_name] read file_name
chmod 777 [file_name] permission to read, write execute for all
chmod 755 [file_name] permission rwx for owrner, rx for group and world
ssh [user_name]@[host_name] – connect to host as user
ssh -p [port] [user_name]@[host_name] – connect to host on port as user
whereis [application_name] show possible location for application_name
locate [file_name] show possible location for file file_name
ping [host_name] ping to a host
whois [domain_name] get information for a domain
Ctrl +C halts the current command
Ctrl + Z stop the current command,
Ctrl + L clear the terminal texts

If you give this command, your most used commands in terminal will show up

Code:

history | awk '{a[$2]++}END{for(i in a){print a[i] " " i}}' | sort -rn | head

My commands are:

Code:

sudo
cd
fakeroot
lintian
man
ls
gzip
cat
killall
gunzip

Rokon explained most of them. Anyway,
fakeroot allows to run a command in root environment. (fake)
lintian is an utility software which can be used for checking the construction of a debian file.
man is obviously manual. Gzip is used for Gzipping.
Cat is used to show file contents. Killall is for killing things.
Gunzip is for Gunzipping

my most used commands are

414 sudo
164 cd
129 ls
65 exit
21 chmod
16 less
14 man
14 echo
11 hello
7 ruby

I used exit 65 times. :p

Thanks for the first two posts


My most used commands-

Code:

167 sudo
109 ping
102 cd
58 exit
37 man
32 lsusb
25 cbm
24 zoomdial
18 clear
14 tree