Hi, we made this post to help our client's with the basic commands that they need to know / learn when they purchase a VDS/VPS.
Basic Linux Commands
ls- Lists the files and directories in the current directory.cd [directory]- Changes the current directory to the specified one.pwd- Displays the current working directory.mkdir [directory]- Creates a new directory with the specified name.rm [file]- Deletes the specified file. Use with caution!cp [source] [destination]- Copies a file or directory from the source to the destination.mv [source] [destination]- Moves or renames a file or directory.touch [file]- Creates a new empty file with the specified name.cat [file]- Displays the contents of a file.nano [file]orvi [file]- Opens a file in a text editor for editing.chmod [permissions] [file]- Changes the permissions of a file or directory.chown [user]:[group] [file]- Changes the ownership of a file or directory.find [path] -name [filename]- Searches for files by name within a specified path.grep [pattern] [file]- Searches for a pattern within a file.top- Displays real-time system information, including processes and memory usage.
Additional Commands
ps- Displays a list of currently running processes.kill [PID]- Terminates a process by its process ID (PID).df -h- Displays disk space usage in a human-readable format.du -sh [directory]- Shows the total size of a directory.history- Displays a list of previously executed commands.clear- Clears the terminal screen.echo [text]- Prints text to the terminal or writes it to a file.man [command]- Shows the manual for a specific command.wget [URL]- Downloads files from the web.tar -czvf [archive.tar.gz] [directory]- Compresses a directory into a.tar.gzarchive.unzip [file.zip]- Extracts files from a.ziparchive.ssh [user]@[host]- Connects to a remote server via SSH.scp [file] [user]@[host]:[path]- Securely copies files to a remote server.crontab -e- Edits the cron jobs for scheduling tasks.alias [name]='[command]'- Creates a shortcut for a command.