Linux commands

This is one of the most extensive overviews of commonly available Linux commands for system administration. The goal is to make it it easier to find relevant tools for your daily tasks. For each command there is a short description as a quick introduction how a particular Linux command might help or its main purpose. For some of the commands there is also a separate page available that describes a command more in detail, such as why it exists, how to install it, and examples of using the command.

Selection of commands

The commands that are listed on the overview are typically already installed, or pretty common so that they can be installed using a package. Modern alternatives may not always be available from the software repository in your Linux distribution, but externally available. In that case, it is worth checking out the project page.

Really new projects are typically not directly included, until it is easy enough for the average user to install the related package or deploy the tool as a single binary.

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