A-Z Kali Linux Commands

Kali Linux Commands

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Kali Linux commands & Function

A

apropos - Search Help manual pages (man -k)

apt-get - Search for and install software packages (Debian)

aptitude - Search for and install software packages (Debian)

aspell - Spell Checker

awk - Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index

B

basename - Strip directory and suffix from filenames

bash - GNU Bourne-Again Shell

bc - Arbitrary precision calculator language

bg - Send to background

break - Exit from a loop

builtin - Run a shell builtin

bzip2 - Compress or decompress named files

C

cal - Display a calendar

case - Conditionally perform a command

cat - Concatenate and print (display) the content of files

cd - Change Directory

cfdisk - Partition table manipulator for Linux

chgrp - Change group ownership

chmod - Change access permissions

chown - Change file owner and group

chroot - Run a command with a different root directory

chkconfig - System services (runlevel)

cksum - Print CRC checksum and byte counts

clear - Clear terminal screen

cmp - Compare two files

comm - Compare two sorted files line by line

command - Run a command – ignoring shell functions

continue - Resume the next iteration of a loop

cp - Copy one or more files to another location

cron - Daemon to execute scheduled commands

crontab - Schedule a command to run at a later time

csplit - Split a file into context-determined pieces

cut - Divide a file into several parts

D

date - Display or change the date and time

dc - Desk Calculator

dd - Convert and copy a file, write disk headers, boot records

ddrescue - Data recovery tool

declare - Declare variables and give them attributes

df - Display free disk space

diff - Display the differences between two files

diff3 - Show differences among three files

dig - DNS lookup

dir - Briefly list directory contents

dircolors - Colour setup for 'ls'

dirname - Convert a full pathname to just a path

dirs - Display list of remembered directories

dmesg - Print kernel & driver messages

du - Estimate file space usage

E

echo - Display message on screen

egrep - Search files for lines that match an extended expression

eject - Eject removable media

enable - Enable and disable builtin shell commands

env - Environment variables

ethtool - Ethernet card settings

eval - Evaluate several commands/arguments

exec - Execute a command

exit - Exit the shell

expect - Automate arbitrary applications accessed over a terminal

expand - Convert tabs to spaces

export - Set an environment variable

expr - Evaluate expressions

F

false - Do nothing, unsuccessfully

fdformat - Low-level format a floppy disk

fdisk - Partition table manipulator for Linux

fg - Send job to foreground

fgrep - Search files for lines that match a fixed string

file - Determine file type

find - Search for files that meet a desired criteria

fmt - Reformat paragraph text

fold - Wrap text to fit a specified width

for - Expand words, and execute commands

format - Format disks or tapes

free - Display memory usage

fsck - File system consistency check and repair

FTP - File Transfer Protocol

function - Define Function Macros

fuser - Identify/kill the process that is accessing a file

G

gawk - Find and Replace text within files

getopts - Parse positional parameters

grep - Search files for lines that match a given pattern

groupadd - Add a user security group

groupdel - Delete a group

groupmod - Modify a group

groups - Print group names a user is in

gzip - Compress or decompress named files

H

hash - Remember the full pathname of a name argument

head - Output the first part of files

help - Display help for a built-in command

history - Command History

hostname - Print or set system name

I

iconv - Convert the character set of a file

id - Print user and group id’s

if - Conditionally perform a command

ifconfig - Configure a network interface

ifdown - Stop a network interface

ifup - Start a network interface up

import - Capture an X server screen and save the image to file

install - Copy files and set attributes

J

jobs - List active jobs

join - Join lines on a common field

K

kill - Stop a process from running

killall - Kill processes by name

L

less - Display output one screen at a time

let - Perform arithmetic on shell variables

ln - Create a symbolic link to a file

local - Create variables

locate - Find files

logname - Print current login name

logout - Exit a login shell

look - Display lines beginning with a given string

lpc - Line printer control program

lpr - Off line print

lprint - Print a file

lprintd - Abort a print job

lprintq - List the print queue

lprm - Remove jobs from the print queue

ls - List information about files

lsof - List open files

M

make - Recompile a group of programs

man - Help manual

mkdir - Create new folders

mkfifo - Make FIFOs (named pipes)

mkisofs - Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem

mknod - Make block or character special files

more - Display output one screen at a time

mount - Mount a file system

mtools - Manipulate MS-DOS files

mtr - Network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)

mv - Move or rename files or directories

mmv - Mass Move and rename files

N

netstat - Networking information

nice - Set the priority of a command or job

nl - Number lines and write files

nohup - Run a command immune to hangups

notify-send - Send desktop notifications

nslookup - Query Internet name servers interactively

O

open - Open a file in its default application

op - Operator access

P

passwd - Modify a user password

paste - Merge lines of files

pathchk - Check file name portability

ping - Test a network connection

pkill - Stop processes from running

popd - Restore the previous value of the current directory

pr - Prepare files for printing

printcap - Printer capability database

printenv - Print environment variables

printf - Format and print data

ps - Process status

pushd - Save and then change the current directory

pwd - Print Working Directory

Q

quota - Display disk usage and limits

quotacheck - Scan a file system for disk usage

quotactl - Set disk quotas

R

ram - ram disk device

rcp - Copy files between two machines

read - Read a line from standard input

readarray - Read from stdin into an array variable

readonly - Mark variables/functions as readonly

reboot - Reboot the system

rename - Rename files

renice - Alter priority of running processes

remsync - Synchronize remote files via email

return - Exit a shell function

rev - Reverse lines of a file

rm - Remove files

rmdir - Remove folders

rsync - Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)

S

screen - Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh

scp - Secure copy (remote file copy)

sdiff - Merge two files interactively

sed - Stream Editor

select - Accept keyboard input

seq - Print numeric sequences

set - Manipulate shell variables and functions

sftp - Secure File Transfer Program

shift - Shift positional parameters

shopt - Shell Options

shutdown - Shutdown or restart linux

sleep - Delay for a specified time

slocate - Find files

sort - Sort text files

source - Run commands from a file

split - Split a file into fixed-size pieces

ssh - Secure Shell client (remote login program)

strace - Trace system calls and signals

su - Substitute user identity

sudo - Execute a command as another user

sum - Print a checksum for a file

suspend - Suspend execution of this shell

symlink - Make a new name for a file

sync - Synchronize data on disk with memory

T

tail - Output the last part of file

tar - Tape Archiver

tee - Redirect output to multiple files

test - Evaluate a conditional expression

time - Measure Program running time

times - User and system times

touch - Change file timestamps

top - List processes running on the system

traceroute - Trace Route to Host

trap - Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)

tr - Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters

true - Do nothing, successfully

tsort - Topological sort

tty - Print filename of terminal on stdin

type - Describe a command

U

ulimit - Limit user resources

umask - Users file creation mask

umount - Unmount a device

unalias - Remove an alias

uname - Print system information

unexpand - Convert spaces to tabs

uniq - Uniquify files

units - Convert units from one scale to another

unset - Remove variable or function names

unshar - Unpack shell archive scripts

until - Execute commands (until error)

uptime - Show uptime

useradd - Create new user account

usermod - Modify user account

users - List users currently logged in

uuencode - Encode a binary file

uudecode - Decode a file created by uuencode

V

Verbosely - list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)

vdir - Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)

vi - Text Editor

vmstat - Report virtual memory statistics

W

wait - Wait for a process to complete

watch - Execute/display a program periodically

wc - Print byte, word, and line counts

whereis - Search the user’s $path, man pages and source files for a program

which - Search the user’s $path for a program file

while - Execute commands

who - Print all usernames currently logged in

whoami - Print the current user id and name (`id -un’)

wget - Retrieve web pages or files via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP

write - Send a message to another user

X

xargs - Execute utility, passing constructed argument lists

xdg-open - Open a file or URL in the user’s preferred application

Y

yes - Print a string until interrupted