Core Linux
Everyday shell utilities every operator should master. · 17 commands
ssh
lowSecure remote shell and tunneling.
curl
lowTransfer data with URLs (HTTP and many protocols).
wget
lowNon-interactive downloader & site mirror.
grep
passiveSearch text with regular expressions.
find
passiveSearch the filesystem by criteria.
ss
passiveModern socket/connection statistics (netstat successor).
netstat
passiveClassic network connection/route viewer.
ps
passiveReport running processes.
tar
passiveArchive and extract files.
chmod
lowChange file permission bits.
awk
passivePattern-scanning & text-processing language.
sed
passiveStream editor for transforming text.
jq
passiveCommand-line JSON processor.
openssl
lowCrypto/TLS swiss-army knife.
tmux
passiveTerminal multiplexer for persistent sessions.
xxd
passiveHex dump and reverse hex-to-binary.
iptables / nftables
mediumConfigure the Linux firewall.