Kali Linux Commands Cheat Sheet

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Kali Linux commands cheat sheet. All basic commands from A to Z in Kali Linux has been listed below.

A 

 -> apropos : Search Help manual pages (man -k)

 -> apt-get : Search for and install software packages (Debian/Ubuntu)

 -> aptitude : Search for and install software packages (Debian/Ubuntu)

 -> aspell : Spell Checker

 -> awk : Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index

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)

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

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

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 : Set an environment variable
 -> expr : Evaluate expressions

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

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 : Add 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)

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

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

J

 -> jobs : List active jobs
 -> join : Join lines on a common field

K

 -> kill : Stop a process from running
 -> killall : Kill processes by name

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

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)

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

O

 -> open : Open a file in its default application
 -> op : Operator access

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

Q

 -> quota : Display disk usage and limits
 -> quotacheck : Scan a file system for disk usage
 -> quotactl : Set disk quotas

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)

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

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

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

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

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

x

 -> xargs : Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)
 -> xdg-open : Open a file or URL in the user’s preferred application.

 

 

 

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