| Command line tools are an indispensable part of any computer user’s daily routine. While fancy GUIs offer tremendous functionality, they just can’t replace the old-school goodness of the command line. There are many tools you can use to bring out the best of the command line, something you can’t really put on paper in one go. Here’s a list of 10 command line tools you can begin with! |
1.Find
-Helps you look for files based on criteria—like name, filetype, or when they were last edited.
2.Pipes
-Class of tools that help you send the output of one command to another command.
3.Grep
-Helps you search through any text within a file on your system for a specific phrase.
4.Wget
-Gives you some serious control over your downloads.
5.SSH
-Connects you to another computer and lets you use its terminal as if you were sitting right in front of it.
6.Chmod
-Edits the permissions of any file, letting you read, write, and/or execute a given file according to your specifications.
7.Chown
-Does the same work as Chmod but it’s particularly more useful while working with multiple files.
8.Ifconfig
-Shows you the IP address of your computer, the MAC address of your Ethernet and Wi-Fi cards etc.
9.Top
Gives you a list of every program running on your system, as well as how much of your system’s resources they’re taking up.
10.Vi
Command line text editor.
If you have some suggestions of your own please let us know in comments!
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