Top 100 Linux Commands

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Across
  1. 1. Print "y" repeatedly
  2. 3. Switch user
  3. 4. Dandified yum
  4. 6. Unmount a file system
  5. 7. Change passwords
  6. 10. Show, configure, or change network interfaces
  7. 12. Disable a swap partition
  8. 13. Secure Shell
  9. 16. Count the number of lines, words, and characters in a file
  10. 17. Schedule commands to run at specific times
  11. 19. Find files in a directory hierarchy
  12. 21. List background jobs
  13. 22. Yellowdog Updater, Modified
  14. 24. Change the root directory
  15. 25. Secure Copy
  16. 26. Halt the system
  17. 28. Korn Shell
  18. 29. Run a command with a different priority
  19. 31. Print the working directory
  20. 33. RPM Package Manager
  21. 34. Show processes sorted by CPU usage
  22. 35. Move or rename files
  23. 36. Bring a background job to the foreground
  24. 37. Send a signal to a process
  25. 39. Redirect output to both a file and standard output
  26. 40. Set environment variables
  27. 42. File Transfer Protocol
  28. 44. Debian Package
  29. 47. Power off the system
  30. 49. Display a calendar
  31. 50. C Shell
  32. 52. Search for patterns in files
  33. 56. Print the last few lines of a file
  34. 58. Concatenate and print files
  35. 60. Create or update a file's timestamp
  36. 62. Decode SMBIOS data
  37. 64. Download files from the internet
  38. 66. Suspend execution for a specified time
  39. 67. Advanced Package Tool
  40. 68. Remove a directory
  41. 72. Print a sequence of numbers
  42. 74. A customizable text editor
  43. 75. A simple text editor
  44. 76. Send a signal to all processes with a given name
  45. 79. Copy files
  46. 80. Configure network interfaces
  47. 81. Print the first few lines of a file
  48. 84. Shell
  49. 85. Change file ownership
  50. 87. Show command history
  51. 88. Display or set the system date and time
  52. 90. Put a job in the background
  53. 92. Transfer data using various protocols
  54. 93. Execute a command for each argument
Down
  1. 2. Shut down the system
  2. 5. Remove aliases
  3. 6. Unset environment variables
  4. 8. Reconfigure a package
  5. 9. Search for packages
  6. 11. Trace the route packets take to a destination
  7. 12. Flush the file system cache to disk
  8. 14. A powerful text editor
  9. 15. Configure hard disk drives
  10. 18. Mount a file system
  11. 19. Check and repair file system errors
  12. 20. Run a command and ignore HUP signals
  13. 23. Create a new directory
  14. 27. Measure the elapsed time of a command
  15. 29. Print network statistics
  16. 30. Change file permissions
  17. 32. Vi Improved
  18. 33. Reboot the system
  19. 38. List PCI devices
  20. 41. Test network connectivity
  21. 42. Factorize a number
  22. 43. Display disk space usage
  23. 45. Show running processes
  24. 46. An arbitrary precision calculator
  25. 48. Install, remove, or update packages
  26. 51. Enable a swap partition
  27. 53. Remove files
  28. 54. Execute commands with superuser privileges
  29. 55. A pager program
  30. 57. List files and directories in the current directory
  31. 59. Configure APT
  32. 61. Provide hardware information
  33. 63. A pager program
  34. 65. Translate characters
  35. 69. Create a new file system
  36. 70. Bourne-Again SHell
  37. 71. Z Shell
  38. 73. Read and execute commands from a file
  39. 75. Print "n" repeatedly
  40. 77. List USB devices
  41. 78. List hardware information
  42. 82. Evaluate expressions
  43. 83. Display disk usage of files and directories
  44. 86. Change the current directory
  45. 89. Create aliases for commands
  46. 91. Enhanced C Shell