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The document lists the top 100 commonly asked commands in MNC interviews, categorized into sections including Linux, Git, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Networking, AWS Cloud, Microsoft Azure CLI, and Miscellaneous commands. Each command is accompanied by a brief description and an example usage. This serves as a quick reference guide for candidates preparing for technical interviews.

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DevOps

The document lists the top 100 commonly asked commands in MNC interviews, categorized into sections including Linux, Git, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Networking, AWS Cloud, Microsoft Azure CLI, and Miscellaneous commands. Each command is accompanied by a brief description and an example usage. This serves as a quick reference guide for candidates preparing for technical interviews.

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DevOps Shack

TOP 100 Most Commonly Asked Commands


In MNC Interviews

1. Linux Commands

1.​ls – List directory contents​


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ls -l​

2.​cd – Change directory​


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cd /home/user/Documents​

3.​pwd – Print working directory​


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Pwd​

4.​mkdir – Create a new directory​


arduino​
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mkdir new_folder​

5.​rm – Remove files or directories​


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rm -rf directory_name​

6.​cp – Copy files and directories​


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cp file1.txt /destination/path

7.​mv – Move/rename files and directories​


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mv file1.txt /destination/path

8.​cat – View the contents of a file​


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cat file.txt

9.​grep – Search text using a pattern​


lua​
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grep "error" log.txt​
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10.​ find – Search for files and directories​


arduino​
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find /home -name "*.txt"

2. Git Commands​

11.​ git init – Initialize a new Git repository​


csharp​
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git init

12.​ git clone – Clone a repository​


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git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git

13.​ git add – Add files to the staging area​


csharp​
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git add file.txt​
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14.​ git commit – Commit changes​


sql​
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git commit -m "Initial commit"

15.​ git push – Push changes to remote repository​


css​
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git push origin main

16.​ git pull – Fetch and merge changes from remote​


css​
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git pull origin main

17.​ git branch – List, create, or delete branches​


cpp​
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git branch new-branch

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18.​ git checkout – Switch branches​


cpp​
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git checkout new-branch

19.​ git merge – Merge branches​


sql​
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git merge feature-branch

20.​ git log – Show commit history​


lua​
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git log --oneline

3. SQL Commands​

21.​ SELECT – Retrieve data from a database​


sql​
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SELECT * FROM employees;
22.​ INSERT INTO – Insert new data into a table​
pgsql​
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INSERT INTO employees (id, name, salary) VALUES
(1, 'John', 5000);

23.​ UPDATE – Modify existing data​


sql​
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UPDATE employees SET salary = 6000 WHERE id =
1;​

24.​ DELETE – Remove records​


sql​
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DELETE FROM employees WHERE id = 1;

25.​ WHERE – Filter records​


sql​
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SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary > 5000;

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26.​ ORDER BY – Sort query results​


pgsql​
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SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY salary DESC;

27.​ GROUP BY – Aggregate data​


pgsql​
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SELECT department, COUNT(*) FROM employees
GROUP BY department;

28.​ JOIN – Combine multiple tables​


pgsql​
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SELECT employees.name, department.name
FROM employees
JOIN department ON employees.dept_id =
department.id;​

29.​ HAVING – Filter groups​


pgsql​
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SELECT department, COUNT(*) FROM employees
GROUP BY department HAVING COUNT(*) > 5;

30.​ LIMIT – Restrict number of rows returned​


pgsql​
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SELECT * FROM employees LIMIT 10;

4. Docker Commands
31.​ docker run – Run a container​
arduino​
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docker run -d nginx

32.​ docker ps – List running containers​


nginx​
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docker ps

33.​ docker stop – Stop a container​


Arduino​
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docker stop container_id

34.​ docker rm – Remove a container​


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docker rm container_id

35.​ docker images – List all Docker images​


nginx​
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docker images

36.​ docker build – Build a Docker image​


nginx​
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docker build -t myimage .

37.​ docker exec – Execute a command in a running container​


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docker exec -it container_id ​
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38.​ docker logs – View logs of a container​


nginx​
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docker logs container_id

39.​ docker network ls – List networks​


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docker network ls

40.​ docker-compose up – Start services from a


docker-compose.yml​
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docker-compose up -d

5. Kubernetes Commands
41.​ kubectl get pods – List all running pods​
arduino​
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kubectl get pods

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42.​ kubectl describe pod – Show details of a pod​


sql​
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kubectl describe pod pod_name

43.​ kubectl logs – View logs of a pod​


nginx​
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kubectl logs pod_name

44.​ kubectl apply – Apply configuration changes​


nginx​
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kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml

45.​ kubectl delete pod – Delete a pod​


cpp​
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kubectl delete pod pod_name

46.​ kubectl exec – Run commands in a pod​


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kubectl exec -it pod_name -- /bin/

47.​ kubectl get services – List all services​


arduino​
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kubectl get services

48.​ kubectl get deployments – List all deployments​


arduino​
​
kubectl get deployments

49.​ kubectl scale – Scale a deployment​


lua​
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kubectl scale deployment myapp --replicas=3

50.​ kubectl rollout status – Check rollout status of a deployment​


Lua​
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kubectl rollout status deployment myapp

6. Python Commands
51.​ python --version – Check Python version​
css​
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python --version

52.​ pip list – List installed Python packages​


nginx​
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pip list

53.​ virtualenv venv – Create a virtual environment​


nginx​
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virtualenv venv

54.​ source venv/bin/activate – Activate virtual environment


(Linux/macOS)​
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source venv/bin/activate​
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55.​ venv\Scripts\activate – Activate virtual environment (Windows)​


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venv\Scripts\activate

56.​ python -m http.server 8000 – Start a simple HTTP server​


yaml​
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python -m http.server 8000

57.​ python -c "print('Hello World')" – Run a single Python command​


scss​
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python -c "print('Hello World')"

58.​ pip install package_name – Install a Python package​


nginx​
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pip install requests

59.​ python script.py – Run a Python script​


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nginx​
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python script.py

60.​ pytest test_file.py – Run tests using Pytest​


nginx​
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pytest test_file.py

7. Networking Commands
61.​ ping – Check network connectivity​
nginx​
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ping google.com

62.​ traceroute – Display route packets take to a network host


(Linux/macOS)​
nginx​
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traceroute google.com

63.​ tracert – Display route packets take to a network host (Windows)​


Nginx​
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tracert google.com

64.​ netstat – Display network connections​


nginx​
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netstat -an

65.​ nslookup – Query DNS for a domain’s IP​


nginx​
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nslookup google.com

66.​ dig – Perform DNS lookups (Linux/macOS)​


nginx​
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dig google.com

67.​ ip a – Show IP addresses (Linux)​


css​
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ip a​
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68.​ ipconfig – Show network configuration (Windows)​


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ipconfig /all

69.​ nmap – Scan open ports on a network​


css​
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nmap -p 22,80,443 google.com

70.​ tcpdump – Capture network traffic​


css​
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tcpdump -i eth0

8. AWS Cloud Commands (AWS CLI)


71.​ aws configure – Configure AWS CLI​
nginx​
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aws configure
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72.​ aws s3 ls – List S3 buckets​


​
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aws s3 ls

73.​ aws s3 cp – Copy files to/from S3​


​
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aws s3 cp file.txt s3://my-bucket/

74.​ aws ec2 describe-instances – List EC2 instances​


sql​
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aws ec2 describe-instances

75.​ aws lambda list-functions – List AWS Lambda functions​


python​
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aws lambda list-functions

76.​ aws rds describe-db-instances – List RDS instances​


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sql​
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aws rds describe-db-instances

77.​ aws dynamodb list-tables – List DynamoDB tables​


nginx​
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aws dynamodb list-tables

78.​ aws cloudwatch logs describe-log-groups – List CloudWatch logs​


sql​
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aws cloudwatch logs describe-log-groups

79.​ aws iam list-users – List IAM users​


nginx​
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aws iam list-users

80.​ aws eks list-clusters – List EKS clusters​


Nginx​
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aws eks list-clusters

9. Microsoft Azure CLI Commands


81.​ az login – Login to Azure​
nginx​
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az login

82.​ az account list – List available accounts​


nginx​
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az account list

83.​ az vm list – List Azure virtual machines​


css​
​
az vm list --output table

84.​ az storage account list – List Azure storage accounts​


css​
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az storage account list --output table

85.​ az group list – List resource groups​


css​
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az group list --output table

86.​ Naz aks list – List AKS clusters​


css​
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az aks list --output table

87.​ az functionapp list – List Azure Function apps​


css​
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az functionapp list --output table

88.​ az cosmosdb list – List Azure CosmosDB instances​


css​
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az cosmosdb list --output table​
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89.​ az monitor log-profiles list – List Azure monitoring logs​


lua​
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az monitor log-profiles list

90.​ az ad user list – List Azure Active Directory users​


css​
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az ad user list --output table

10. Miscellaneous DevOps & Scripting Commands


91.​ chmod – Change file permissions​
​
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chmod 755 script.sh

92.​ chown – Change file ownership​


sql​
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chown user:user file.txt​
​
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93.​ tar – Archive files​


nginx​
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tar -cvf archive.tar folder_name/

94.​ unzip – Extract ZIP files​


python​
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unzip archive.zip

95.​ sed – Stream editor for modifying files​


nginx​
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sed -i 's/old-text/new-text/g' file.txt

96.​ awk – Process text files​


nginx​
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awk '{print $1}' file.txt​
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97.​ curl – Make HTTP requests​


nginx​
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curl -X GET https://example.com

98.​ wget – Download files from the internet​


nginx​
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wget https://example.com/file.zip

99.​ rsync – Sync files between locations​


​
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rsync -av source/ destination/

100.​ nohup – Run a command in the background​


nohup python script.py &

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