# Debian/Ubuntu
uname -a
lsb_release -a
# CentOS/RedHat
cat /etc/centos-release
cat /etc/redhat-release
# This will provide a lot more information
cat /etc/os-release
# create a new directory and all subdirectories
mkdir -p dir/dir2/dir3
# Send a command's output to file.txt, no STDOUT
ls > file.txt
# Send a command's output to file.txt AND see it in STDOUT
ls | tee /tmp/file.txt
# Search and Replace within a file
sed -i 's/original-text/new-text/g' <filename>
# Download from URL
wget url
# Unzip to pwd path
unzip xx.zip
# Go to directory
cd /data/wwwroot
# Modify the owner of user and group for directory
chown -R nginx.nginx /data/wwwroot
chmod u+x <file>
# Modify the Read, Write and Excuse for directory
find /data/wwwroot/default -type f -exec chmod 640 {} \
find /data/wwwroot/default -type d -exec chmod 750 {} \
# search for a file in a filesystem
find . -name 'filename.rb' -print
# locate a file
locate <filename>
# see command history
history
# search CLI history
<ctrl>-R
# -B/A = show 2 lines before/after search_term
grep -B 2 -A 2 search_term <filename>
# -<number> shows both before and after
grep -2 search_term <filename>
# Search on all files in directory (recursively)
grep -r search_term <directory>
# search through *.gz files is the same except with zgrep
zgrep search_term <filename>
# Fast grep printing lines containing a string pattern
fgrep -R string_pattern <filename or directory>
# View command history
history
# Run last command that started with 'his' (3 letters min)
!his
# Search through command history
<ctrl>-R
# Execute last command with sudo
sudo !!
# disk space info. The '-h' gives the data in human-readable values
df -h
# size of each file/dir and its contents in the current dir
du -hd 1
# or alternative
du -h --max-depth=1
# find files greater than certain size(k, M, G) and list them in order
# get rid of the + for exact, - for less than
find / -type f -size +100M -print0 | xargs -0 du -hs | sort -h
# Find free memory on a system
free -m
# Find what processes are using memory/CPU and organize by it
# Load average is 1/CPU for 1, 5, and 15 minutes
top -o %MEM
top -o %CPU
# strace a process
strace -tt -T -f -y -yy -s 1024 -p <pid>
# run strace on all puma processes
ps auwx | grep puma | awk '{ print " -p " $2}' | xargs strace -tt -T -f -y -yy -s 1024 -o /tmp/puma.txt
# Display port and process from TCP, UDP
netstat -tunlp
netstat -tunlp | grep PORT
# Check the 22 Port
lsof -i:22
# Find the programs that are listening on ports
netstat -plnt
ss -plnt
lsof -i -P | grep <port>
# Show domain IP address
dig +short example.com
nslookup example.com
# Check DNS using specific nameserver
# 8.8.8.8 = google, 1.1.1.1 = cloudflare, 208.67.222.222 = opendns
dig @8.8.8.8 example.com
nslookup example.com 1.1.1.1
# Find host provider
whois <ip_address> | grep -i "orgname\|netname"
# Curl headers with redirect
curl --head --location "https://example.com"
# Test if a host is reachable on the network. `ping6` works on IPv6 networks.
ping example.com
# Show the route taken to a host. `traceroute6` works on IPv6 networks.
traceroute example.com
mtr example.com
# List details of network interfaces
ip address
# Check local DNS settings
cat /etc/hosts
cat /etc/resolv.conf
systemd-resolve --status
# Capture traffic to/from a host
sudo tcpdump host www.example.com