Kali Linux Commands

Kali Linux A to Z Commands

 

(A)

1. apropos :- Search help manual pages (man-k)

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

3. aptitude :- Search for and install software packages (Debian)

4. aspell :- Spell checker

5. awk :- Find and replace text, database sort/validate/index

(B)

1. basename :- Strip directory and suffix from file name (s)

2. bash :- GNU bourne-again shell

3. bc :- Arbitrary precision calculator language

4. bg :- Sent to background

5. break :- Exit from a loop

6. builtin :- Run a shell builtin

7. bzip2 :- Compress or decompress named file (s)

 

(c)

1. cal:- Display a calendar

2. case :- Conditionally perform a command

3. cat :- Concatenate and print (Display) the content of files

4. cd :- Change directory

5. efdisk :- Partition table manipulator for linux

6. chgrp :- Change group ownership

7. chmod :- Change access permission

8. chown :- Change file owner and group

9. chroot :- Run a command with a different root directory

10. chkconfig :- System service (Run level)

11. cksum :- Print CRC checksum and byte counts

12. clear :- To clear terminal screen

13. cmp :- Compare two files

14. comm :- Compare two sorted files line by line

15. command :- Run a command-ignoring shell functions

16. continue :- Resume the next iteration of a loop

17. cp :- Copy one or more files to another location

18. cron :- Daemon to execute scheduled commands

19. crontab :- Schedule a command to run at a later time

20. csplit :- Split a file into context-determined pieces

21. cut :- Divide a file into several parts

 

(D)

1. data :- Display or change the date and time

2. dc :- Desk calculator

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

4. ddrescue :- Data recovery tool

5. declare :- Declare variabes and give them attributes

6. df :- Display free disk space

7. diff :- Display the difference between two files

8. diff3 :- Show difference among three files

9. dig :- DNS lookup

10. dir :- Briefly list directory content

11. dircolors :- Colour setup for (ls)

12. dirname :- Convert a full part to just a path

13. dirs :- Display list of remembered directories

14. dmesg :- Print kernel driver messages

15. du :- Estimate file size usage

 

(E)

1. echo:- Display message on screen

2. egrep :- Search file (s) for lines that match an extended expression

3. eject :- Eject removable media

4. enable :- Enable and disable builtin shell commands

5. env :- Environment variables

6. ethtool :- Ethernet card settings

7. eval :- Evalute several commands/arguments

8. erec :- Excute a command

9. exit :- Exit the shell

10. expect :- automate arbitrary applications

11. expand :- Convert tabs to spaces

12. export :- Set an environment variable

13. expr :- Evalute expressions

(F)

1. false :- Do nothing, unsuccessfully

2. fdformate :- Low=level format a floppy disk

3. fdisk :- Partition table manipulator for linux

4. fg :- Send job to foreground

5. fgrep :- Seach file (s) for lines that match a fixed string

6. file :- Determine file type

7. find :- Search for a file that meet a desired criteria

8. fmt :- Reformat paragraph text

9. fold :- Wrap text to fit a specified width

10. for :- Expand words and execute commands

11. format :- Format disks or tapes

12. free :- Display memory usages

13. fsck :- File system consistency check and repair

14. ftp :- File transfer protocol

15. function :- Define function macros

16. fuser :- Identify or kill the process that is accessing a file

(G)

1. gawk :- Find and replace text within file (s)

2. getapts :- Parse positional parameters

3. grep :- Search file (s) for lines that match a given pattern

4. groupadd :- Add a user security group

5. groupdel :- Delete a group

6. groupmod :- Modify a group

7. groups :- Print group names and users is in

8. gzip :- Compress or decompress named file (s)

(H)

1. hash :- Remember the full path name of a name argument

2. head :- Output the first part of a file (s)

3. help :- Display help for a built-in command

4. history :- Command history

5. hostname :- Print or set system name

(I)

1. iconv :- Convert the character set of a file

2. id :- Print user and group i'd's

3. if :- Conditionally perform a command

4. ifconfig :- Configure a network interface

5. ifdown :- Stop a network interface

6. ifup :- Start a network interface up

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

8. install :- Copy files and set attributes

(J)

1. jobs :- List active jobs

2. join :- Join lines on a command field

(K)

1. kill :- Stop a process from running

2. killall :- Kill processes by name

(L)

1. less :- Display output one screen at a time

2. let :- Perform arithmetic on shell variables

3. in :- Create a symbolic link to file

4. local :- Create Variables

5. locate :- Find files

6. logname :- Print current login name

7. logout :- Exit a login shell

8. look :- Display lines begining with a given string

9. lpc :- Line printer control program

10. lpr :- Offline print

11. lprint :- Print a file

12. lprintd :- Abort a file job

13. lprintq :- List the print queue

14. lprm :- Remove jobs from the print queue

15. ls :- list information about file (s)

16. lsof :- List open files

(M)

1. make :- Recompile a group of programs

2. man :- Help manual

3. mkdir :- Create new folder (s)

4. mkfifo :- Make FIFOs (named pipes)

5. mkisofs :- Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLJET/HFS file system

6. mknod :- Make block or character special files

7. more :- Display output one screen at a time

8. mount :- Mount a file system

9. mtools :- Manipulate MS-DOS files

10. mtr :- network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)

11. mv :- move or rename files of directories

12. mmv :- Mass move and rename files

(N)

1. netstat :- Networking Information

2. nice :- Set the priority of a command or job

3. nl :- Number lines and write files

4. nohup :- Run a command immune to hangups

5. notify-send :- Send desktop notifications

6. nslookup :- Query internet name servers interactively

(O)

1. open :- Open a file in its default application

2. op :- Operator access

(P)

1. passwd :- Modify a user password

2. paste :- Merge lines of files

3. pathchk :- Check file name portability

4. ping :- Test a network connection

5. pkill :- Stop processes from running

6. popd :- Restore the previous value of the current directory

7. pr :- Prepare files for printing

8. printcap :- Printer capability database

9. printenv :- Print environment variables

10. printf :- Format and print data

11. ps :- Process status

12. pushd :- Save and then change the current directory

13. pwd :- Print working directory

(Q)

1. quota :- Display disk usage and Limits

2. quotacheck :- Scan a file system for disk usage

3. quotactl :- Set disk quotas

(R)

1. ram :- Ram disk device

2. rcp :- Copy files between two machines

3. read :- Read a line from standard input

4. readarray :- Read from stdin into an array variable

5. readonly :- Mark variables/functions as read only

6. reboot :- Reboot the system

7. rename :- Rename files

8. renice :- Alter priority of running processes

9. remsync :- Synchronize remote file via email

10. return :- Exit a shell function

11. rev :- Reverse lines of a file

12. rm :- Remove files

13. rmdir :- Remove folders

14. rsync :- Remote file copy  (Synchronize file tree)

(S)

1. screen :- Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via SSH

2. scp :- Secure copy (Remote file copy)

3. sidiff :- Merge two files interactively

4. sed :- Stream editor

5. select :- Accept keyboard input

6. seq :- Print numeric sequences

7. set :- Manipulate shell variable and functions

8. sftp :- Secure file transfer program

9. shift :- Shift positional parameters

10. shopt :- Shell options

11. shutdown :- Shutdown or restart linux

12. sleep :- Delay for a specified time

13. slocate :- Find files

14. sort :- Sort text files

15. source :- Run commands from a file

16. split :- Split a file into fixed-size pieces

17. ssh :- Secure shell client (remote login program)

18. strace :- Trace system calls and signals

19. su :- Substitute user identity

20. sudo :- Execute a command as another user

21. sum :- Print a checksum for a file

22. suspend :- Suspend execution of this shell

23. symlink :- Make a new name for a file

24. sync :- Synchronize data on disk with memory

(T)

1. tail :- Output the last part of file

2. tar :- Tape AChiver

3. tee :- Redirect out to multiple files

4. test :- Evaluate a condition exoression

5. time :- Measure program running time

6. times :- User and system time

7. touch :- Change the file timestamps

8. top :- List processes running on the system

9. traceroute :- Trace route to host

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

11. tr :- Translate, Squeeze, add/or delete characters

12. true :- Do nothing, successfully

13. tsort :- Topological sort

14. tty :- Print file name of terminal on stdin

15. type :- Describe a command

(U)

1. ulimit :- Limit user resources

2. umask :- Users file creation mask

3. umount :- Unmount a device

4. unalias :- Remove an alias

5. uname :- Print system information

6. unexpand :- Convert spaces to tabs

7. uniq :- Uniquify files

8. units :- Convert units from one scale to another

9. unset :- Remove variable or function names

10. unshar :- Unpact shell achive scripts

11. until :- Execute commands (until error)

12. uptime :- Show uptime

13. user add :- Create new user account

14. userdel :- Delete a user account

15. usermod :- Modify user account

16. users :- List users currently logged in

17. unencode :- Encode a binary file

18. undecode :- Decode a file created by unencode

(V)

1. v :- Verbosely list directory contents (ls-l-b)

2. vdir :- Verbosely list directory contents (ls-l-b)

3. vi :- Text Editor

4. vmstat :- Report virtual memory statistics

(W)

1. wait :- Wait for a process to complete

2. watch :- Execute/Display a program periodically

3. wc :- Print byte, word, and line counts

4. where is :- Search the user $path, man pages and source files for a program

5. which :- Search the users $path for a program file

6. while :- Execute commands

7. who :- Print all usernames currently logged in

8. whoami :- Print the current user id and name (id-un)

9. wget :- Retrive webpages or files via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP

10. write :- Send a message to another user

(X)

1. xargs :- Execute utility, passing constructed argument list (s)

2. xdg-open :- Open a file or url in the user's preferred application

3. yes :- Print a string until interrupted

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