Example Commands for Ubuntu/Linux
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rename
rename will rename the specified files by replacing the...
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renice
renice alters the scheduling priority of one or more ru...
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rlogin
ssh (SSH client) is a program for logging into a remote...
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rpcgen
rpcgen is a tool that generates C code to implement an ...
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rsautl
The rsautl command can be used to sign, verify, encrypt...
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rtacct
nstat and rtacct are simple tools to monitor kernel snm...
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rtstat
This manual page documents briefly the lnstat command. ...
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runcon
Run COMMAND with completely-specified CONTEXT, or with ...
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s_time
The s_time command implements a generic SSL/TLS client ...
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screen
Screen is a full-screen window manager that multiplexes...
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script
script makes a typescript of everything displayed on yo...
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setpci
setpci is a utility for querying and configuring PCI de...
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setsid
setsid runs a program in a new session. The command cal...
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sfdisk
sfdisk is a script-oriented tool for partitioning any b...
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slogin
ssh (SSH client) is a program for logging into a remote...
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soelim
soelim reads files and replaces lines of the form .so f...
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stdbuf
Run COMMAND, with modified buffering operations for its...
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strace
In the simplest case strace runs the specified command ...
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swapon
swapon is used to specify devices on which paging and s...
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sysctl
sysctl is used to modify kernel parameters at runtime. ...
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trial3
trial loads and executes a suite of unit tests, obtaine...
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umount
The umount command detaches the mentioned file system(s...
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unlink
Call the unlink function to remove the specified FILE. ...
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unlzma
xz is a general-purpose data compression tool with comm...
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uptime
uptime gives a one line display of the following inform...
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verify
The verify command verifies certificate chains..
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vgscan
vgscan scans all supported LVM block devices in the sys...
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visudo
visudo edits the sudoers file in a safe fashion, analog...
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vmstat
vmstat reports information about processes, memory, pag...
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vsftpd
vsftpd is the Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon...
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whatis
Each manual page has a short description available with...
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whoami
Print the user name associated with the current effecti...
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wipefs
wipefs can erase filesystem, raid or partition-table si...
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x86_64
setarch currently only affects the output of uname -m. ...
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xfs_db
xfs_db is used to examine an XFS filesystem. Under rare...
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xfs_io
xfs_io is a debugging tool like xfs_db(8), but is aimed...
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xsubpp
This compiler is typically run by the makefiles created...
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xvinfo
xvinfo prints out the capabilities of any video adaptor...
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a2enmod
This manual page documents briefly the a2enmod and a2di...
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a2query
a2query is a program designed to retrieve configuration...
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aa-exec
aa-exec is used to launch a program confined by the spe...
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adduser
adduser and addgroup add users and groups to the system...
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apropos
Each manual page has a short description available with...
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apt-get
apt-get is the command-line tool for handling packages,...
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bashbug
bashbug is a utility for reporting bugs in Bash to the ...
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bootctl
bootctl checks, updates, installs or removes the boot l...
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btrfsck
The filesystem checker is used to verify structural int...
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ciphers
The ciphers command converts textual OpenSSL cipher lis...
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ckbcomp
The ckbcomp keymap compiler converts a description of a...
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compose
run-mailcap (or any of its aliases) will use the given ...
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