Linux Commands Cheat Sheet
System Info
uname -a # Show system information
hostnamectl # Show hostname and OS details
uptime # Show system uptime
free -h # Show memory usage
df -h # Show disk space usage
du -sh * # Show folder sizes in current directory
top # Show running processes
htop # Better process viewer (if installed)
User Management
whoami # Show current logged-in user
who # Show who is logged in
id # Show your UID, GID, and groups
cat /etc/passwd # Show all users
sudo adduser USERNAME # Create new user
sudo deluser USERNAME # Delete a user
File & Directory
pwd # Show current directory
ls # List files
ls -l # List with details
ls -a # List all files (including hidden)
cd /path # Change directory
mkdir folder # Create folder
rmdir folder # Remove empty folder
rm -r folder # Remove folder with contents
cp file1 file2 # Copy file
mv old new # Move or rename file
touch file # Create empty file
cat file # Show file content
nano file # Edit file in nano editor
vim file # Edit file in vim editor
Search & Find
find /path -name filename # Find file by name
grep "text" file # Search text inside file
grep -r "text" /path # Search text in files recursively
Network
ping google.com # Test connectivity
curl ifconfig.me # Show public IP
ip a # Show IP addresses
netstat -tulnp # Show listening ports (if installed)
ss -tulnp # Modern replacement for netstat
Package Management (Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install package_name
sudo apt remove package_name
Package Management (RHEL/CentOS/Fedora)
sudo yum update
sudo yum install package_name
sudo yum remove package_name
Permissions
chmod 755 file # Change file permissions
chown user:group file # Change file owner
Archive & Compress
tar -czvf file.tar.gz folder # Compress folder
tar -xzvf file.tar.gz # Extract tar.gz file
zip -r file.zip folder # Create zip file
unzip file.zip # Extract zip file
