A-Z of Kali Linux commands are here below:
From A
apropos – Search Help manual pages (man -k)
apt-get – Search for and install software packages (Debian)
aptitude – Search for and install software packages (Debian)
aspell – Spell Checker
awk – Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index
From B
basename – Strip directory and suffix from filenames
bash – GNU Bourne-Again SHell
bc – Arbitrary precision calculator language
bg – Send to background
break – Exit from a loop
builtin – Run a shell builtin
bzip2 – Compress or decompress named file(s)
From – C
cal – Display a calendar
case – Conditionally perform a command
cat – Concatenate and print (display) the content of files
cd – Change Directory
cfdisk – Partition table manipulator for Linux
chgrp – Change group ownership
chmod – Change access permissions
chown – Change file owner and group
chroot – Run a command with a different root directory
chkconfig – System services (runlevel)
cksum – Print CRC checksum and byte counts
clear – Clear terminal screen
cmp – Compare two files
comm – Compare two sorted files line by line
command – Run a command – ignoring shell functions
continue – Resume the next iteration of a loop
cp – Copy one or more files to another location
cron – Daemon to execute scheduled commands
crontab – Schedule a command to run at a later time
csplit – Split a file into context-determined pieces
cut – Divide a file into several parts
From D
date – Display or change the date & time
dc – Desk Calculator
dd = Convert and copy a file, write disk headers, boot records
ddrescue -Data recovery tool
declare – Declare variables and give them attributes
df – Display free disk space
diff – Display the differences between two files
diff3 – Show differences among three files
dig – DNS lookup
dir – Briefly list directory contents
dircolors – Colour setup for `ls’
dirname – Convert a full pathname to just a path
dirs – Display list of remembered directories
dmesg – Print kernel & driver messages
du – Estimate file space usage
From E
echo – Display message on screen
egrep – Search file(s) for lines that match an extended expression
eject – Eject removable media
enable – Enable and disable builtin shell commands
env – Environment variables
ethtool – Ethernet card settings
eval – Evaluate several commands/arguments
exec – Execute a command
exit – Exit the shell
expect – Automate arbitrary applications accessed over a terminal
expand -Convert tabs to spaces
export – et an environment variable
expr – Evaluate expressions
From F
false – Do nothing, unsuccessfully
fdformat – Low-level format a floppy disk
fdisk – Partition table manipulator for Linux
fg – Send job to foreground
fgrep – Search file(s) for lines that match a fixed string
file – Determine file type
find – Search for files that meet a desired criteria
fmt – Reformat paragraph text
fold – Wrap text to fit a specified width.
for – Expand words, and execute commands
format -Format disks or tapes
free – Display memory usage
fsck – File system consistency check and repair
ftp – File Transfer Protocol
function – Define Function Macros
fuser – Identify/kill the process that is accessing a file
From G
gawk – Find and Replace text within file(s)
getopts – Parse positional parameters
grep – Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern
groupadd – dd a user security group
groupdel – Delete a group
groupmod – Modify a group
groups – Print group names a user is in
gzip – Compress or decompress named file(s)
Frpm H
hash – Remember the full pathname of a name argument
head – Output the first part of file(s)
help – Display help for a built-in command
history – Command History
hostname – Print or set system name
From I
iconv – Convert the character set of a file
id – Print user and group id’s
if – Conditionally perform a command
ifconfig – Configure a network interface
ifdown – Stop a network interface
ifup – Start a network interface up
import – Capture an X server screen and save the image to file
install – Copy files and set attributes
From J
jobs – List active jobs
join – Join lines on a common field
From K
kill – Stop a process from running
killall – Kill processes by name
From L
less – Display output one screen at a time
let – Perform arithmetic on shell variables
ln – Create a symbolic link to a file
local – Create variables
locate – Find files
logname – Print current login name
logout – Exit a login shell
look – Display lines beginning with a given string
lpc – Line printer control program
lpr – Off line print
lprint – Print a file
lprintd – Abort a print job
lprintq – List the print queue
lprm – Remove jobs from the print queue
ls – List information about file(s)
lsof – List open files
From M
make – Recompile a group of programs
man – Help manual
mkdir – Create new folder(s)
mkfifo – Make FIFOs (named pipes)
mkisofs – Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem
mknod – Make block or character special files
more – Display output one screen at a time
mount – Mount a file system
mtools – Manipulate MS-DOS files
mtr – Network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)
mv – Move or rename files or directories
mmv – Mass Move and rename (files)
From N
netstat – Networking information
nice – Set the priority of a command or job
nl – Number lines and write files
nohup – Run a command immune to hangups
notify-send – Send desktop notifications
nslookup – Query Internet name servers interactively
From O
open – Open a file in its default application
op – Operator access
From P
passwd – Modify a user password
paste – Merge lines of files
pathchk – Check file name portability
ping – Test a network connection
pkill – Stop processes from running
popd – Restore the previous value of the current directory
pr – Prepare files for printing
printcap – Printer capability database
printenv – Print environment variables
printf – Format and print data
ps – Process status
pushd – Save and then change the current directory
pwd – Print Working Directory
From Q
quota – Display disk usage and limits
quotacheck – Scan a file system for disk usage
quotactl – Set disk quotas
From R
ram – ram disk device
rcp – Copy files between two machines
read – Read a line from standard input
readarray – Read from stdin into an array variable
readonly – Mark variables/functions as readonly
reboot – Reboot the system
rename – Rename files
renice – Alter priority of running processes
remsync – Synchronize remote files via email
return – Exit a shell function
rev – Reverse lines of a file
rm – Remove files
rmdir – Remove folder(s)
rsync – Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
From S
screen – Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh
scp – Secure copy (remote file copy)
sdiff – Merge two files interactively
sed – Stream Editor
select – Accept keyboard input
seq – Print numeric sequences
set – Manipulate shell variables and functions
sftp – Secure File Transfer Program
shift – Shift positional parameters
shopt – Shell Options
shutdown – Shutdown or restart linux
sleep – Delay for a specified time
slocate – Find files
sort – Sort text files
source – Run commands from a file `.’
split – Split a file into fixed-size pieces
ssh – Secure Shell client (remote login program)
strace – Trace system calls and signals
su – Substitute user identity
sudo – Execute a command as another user
sum – Print a checksum for a file
suspend – Suspend execution of this shell
symlink – Make a new name for a file
sync – Synchronize data on disk with memory
From T
tail – Output the last part of file
tar – Tape ARchiver
tee – Redirect output to multiple files
test – Evaluate a conditional expression
time – Measure Program running time
times – User and system times
touch – Change file timestamps
top – List processes running on the system
traceroute – Trace Route to Host
trap – Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)
tr – Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
true – Do nothing, successfully
tsort – Topological sort
tty – Print filename of terminal on stdin
type – Describe a command
From U
ulimit – Limit user resources
umask – Users file creation mask
umount – Unmount a device
unalias – Remove an alias
uname – Print system information
unexpand – Convert spaces to tabs
uniq – Uniquify files
units – Convert units from one scale to another
unset – Remove variable or function names
unshar – Unpack shell archive scripts
until – Execute commands (until error)
uptime – Show uptime
useradd – Create new user account
userdel – Delete a user account
usermod – Modify user account
users – List users currently logged in
uuencode – Encode a binary file
uudecode – Decode a file created by uuencode
From V
v – Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)
vdir – Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)
vi – Text Editor
vmstat – Report virtual memory statistics
From W
wait – Wait for a process to complete
watch – Execute/display a program periodically
wc – Print byte, word, and line counts
whereis – Search the user’s $path, man pages and source files for a program
which – Search the user’s $path for a program file
while – Execute commands
who – Print all usernames currently logged in
whoami – Print the current user id and name (`id -un’)
wget – Retrieve web pages or files via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP
write – Send a message to another user
From X
xargs – Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)
xdg-open – Open a file or URL in the user’s preferred application.
yes – Print a string until interrupted
Hope this help you.
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