# Linux List of CLI Command lookup Most Common General Commands | Command | Most Used Arguments | Example Usage | Man Page Link | | ------------ | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `ls` | `-l`, `-a`, `-h` | `ls -l` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/ls.1.html) | | `cd` | `..` | `cd ..` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/cd.1p.html) | | `cp` | `-r`, `-v` | `cp -r source/ destination/` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/cp.1.html) | | `mv` | `-i`, `-v` | `mv -i file1 file2` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/mv.1.html) | | `rm` | `-r`, `-f` | `rm -rf directory/` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/rm.1.html) | | `mkdir` | `-p` | `mkdir -p dir1/dir2/dir3/` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/mkdir.1.html) | | `touch` | None | `touch file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/touch.1.html) | | `cat` | None | `cat file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/cat.1.html) | | `grep` | `-i`, `-v`, `-E` | `grep -i "hello" file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/grep.1.html) | | `find` | `-name`, `-type` | `find . -name "*.txt"` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/find.1.html) | | `chmod` | `+x`, `-w` | `chmod +x script.sh` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chmod.1.html) | | `chown` | `-R`, `user:group` | `chown -R user:group directory/` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chown.1.html) | | `ps` | `-ef`, `-u` | `ps -ef` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/ps.1.html) | | `kill` | `-9` | `kill -9 processID` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/kill.1.html) | | `tar` | `-c`, `-x`, `-z` | `tar -czf archive.tar.gz directory/` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tar.1.html) | | `gzip` | `-d` | `gzip -d archive.gz` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/gzip.1.html) | | `unzip` | None | `unzip archive.zip` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/unzip.1.html) | | `ssh` | `-p`, `-i` | `ssh -p 2222 user@example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/ssh.1.html) | | `scp` | `-r`, `-P` | `scp -r localdir user@example.com:remotedir` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/scp.1.html) | | `curl` | `-O`, `-L` | `curl -O https://example.com/file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/curl.1.html) | | `wget` | `-O` | `wget -O file.txt https://example.com/file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/wget.1.html) | | `ping` | `-c` | `ping -c 5 example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ping.8.html) | | `traceroute` | `-n` | `traceroute -n example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/traceroute.8.html) | | `ifconfig` | None | `ifconfig` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ifconfig.8.html) | | `netstat` | `-t`, `-u` | `netstat -tulpn` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/netstat.8.html) | | `sudo` | None | `sudo apt-get update` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/sudo.8.html) | | `apt-get` | `install`, `update` | `apt-get update` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/apt-get.8.html) | | `apt-cache` | `search` | `apt-cache search nginx` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/apt-cache.8.html) | | `dpkg` | `-i`, `-r` | `dpkg -i package.deb` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/dpkg.1.html) | | `rpm` | `-i`, `-e` | `rpm -i package.rpm` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/rpm.8.html) | | `yum` | `install`, `update` | `yum install package` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/yum.8.html) | | `dnf` | `install`, `update` | `dnf install package` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/dnf.8.html) | | `pacman` | `-S`, `-Syu` | `pacman -Syu` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/pacman.8.html) | | `systemctl` | `start`, `enable` | `systemctl start nginx` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/systemctl.1.html) | | `journalctl` | `-u`, `-f` | `journalctl -u nginx -f` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/journalctl.1.html) | | `nano` | None | `nano file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/nano.1.html) | | `vi` | None | `vi file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/vi.1p.html) | | `vim` | None | `vim file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/vim.1.html) | Most Common Networking Commands
| Command | Most Used Arguments | Example Usage | Man Page Link | | -------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `ifconfig` | None | `ifconfig` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ifconfig.8.html) | | `ip` | `addr`, `link` | `ip addr show` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ip.8.html) | | `netstat` | `-t`, `-u` | `netstat -tulpn` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/netstat.8.html) | | `ss` | `-t`, `-u` | `ss -tulpn` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ss.8.html) | | `ping` | `-c` | `ping -c 5 example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ping.8.html) | | `traceroute` | `-n` | `traceroute -n example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/traceroute.8.html) | | `dig` | `+short` | `dig +short example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/dig.1.html) | | `host` | None | `host example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/host.1.html) | | `nslookup` | None | `nslookup example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/nslookup.1.html) | | `telnet` | None | `telnet example.com 80` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/telnet.1.html) | | `nc` | `-l`, `-p` | `nc -l 8080` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/nc.1.html) | | `ssh` | `-p`, `-i` | `ssh -p 2222 user@example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/ssh.1.html) | | `scp` | `-r`, `-P` | `scp -r localdir user@example.com:remotedir` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/scp.1.html) | | `curl` | `-O`, `-L` | `curl -O https://example.com/file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/curl.1.html) | | `wget` | `-O` | `wget -O file.txt https://example.com/file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/wget.1.html) | | `iptables` | `-L`, `-A` | `iptables -L` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/iptables.8.html) | | `firewall-cmd` | `--list-all` | `firewall-cmd --list-all` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/firewall-cmd.8.html) | | `ufw` | `status`, `enable` | `ufw status` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ufw.8.html) | | `tcpdump` | `-i`, `-n` | `tcpdump -i eth0 -n` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tcpdump.1.html) | | `telnet` | None | `telnet example.com 80` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/telnet.1.html) | | `nc` | `-l`, `-p` | `nc -l 8080` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/nc.1.html) | | `ssh` | `-p`, `-i` | `ssh -p 2222 user@example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/ssh.1.html) | | `scp` | `-r`, `-P` | `scp -r localdir user@example.com:remotedir` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/scp.1.html) | | `curl` | `-O`, `-L` | `curl -O https://example.com/file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/curl.1.html) | | `wget` | `-O` | `wget -O file.txt https://example.com/file.txt` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/wget.1.html) | | `iptables` | `-L`, `-A` | `iptables -L` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/iptables.8.html) | | `firewall-cmd` | `--list-all` | `firewall-cmd --list-all` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/firewall-cmd.8.html) | | `nmap` | `-sT`, `-sU` | `nmap -sT example.com` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/nmap.1.html) | | `tcpdump` | `-i`, `-n` | `tcpdump -i eth0 -n` | [man page](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tcpdump.1.html) |