bash commands

Bash Commands An A-Z Index of the Bash command line for Linux.

Bash Commands An A-Z Index of the Bash command line for Linux.


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Created / Updated 03.10.2017 / 18.10.2023
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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

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

Set an environment variable

expr

Evaluate expressions

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