10 commands every linux user should know

1.Find

-Helps you look for files based on criteria—like name, filetype, or when they were last edited.

2.Pipes

-Class of tools that help you send the output of one command to another command.

3.Grep

-Helps you search through any text within a file on your system for a specific phrase.

4.Wget

-Gives you some serious control over your downloads.

5.SSH

-Connects you to another computer and lets you use its terminal as if you were sitting right in front of it.

6.Chmod

-Edits the permissions of any file, letting you read, write, and/or execute a given file according to your specifications.

7.Chown

-Does the same work as Chmod but it’s particularly more useful while working with multiple files.

8.Ifconfig

-Shows you the IP address of your computer, the MAC address of your Ethernet and Wi-Fi cards etc.

9.Top

Gives you a list of every program running on your system, as well as how much of your system’s resources they’re taking up.

10.Vi

Command line text editor.

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