Sunday, October 15, 2023

Some Useful and less know #Linux commands



1. cal: Display a #calendar for the current or specified month.

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   cal

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2. units: Convert units from one measurement to another.

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   units "feet to meters"

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3. figlet: Create text banners using ASCII art fonts.

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   figlet Hello, Linux!

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4. toilet: Generate text-based art and banners.

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   toilet -f term Hello, Linux!

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5. cowsay: Display text in speech bubbles from an ASCII art cow.

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   cowsay "Moo, I'm a cow!"

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6. sl: Display a steam locomotive in the terminal when you mistype `ls`.

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   sl

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7. rev: Reverse the order of characters in a file or string.

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   echo "Linux" | rev

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8. fortune: Get a random, often humorous, text message.

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   fortune

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9. yes: Output a continuous stream of "yes" until manually stopped.

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   yes

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10. watch: Execute a command repeatedly and display the output in real-time.

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    watch -n 1 "date"

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11. cmatrix: Display the falling characters similar to "The Matrix."

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    cmatrix

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12. slurm: Network bandwidth usage monitoring.

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    slurm -i eth0

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13. qrencode: Generate QR codes from text.

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    qrencode -o qr.png "https://www.example.com"

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14. lshw: List hardware information.

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    lshw

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15. tree: Display directory structure in a tree-like format.

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    tree /path/to/directory

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16. apropos: Search man page names and descriptions for keywords.

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    apropos keyword

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17. ranger: A console-based file manager with VI keybindings.

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    ranger

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18. htop: An interactive process viewer and system monitor.

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    htop

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19. ncdu: A disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface.

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    ncdu

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20. tldr: A simplified and community-driven man pages.

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    tldr command

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These less-known Linux commands and utilities can be fun to explore and might help you perform various tasks more efficiently or just bring a smile to your face with some terminal-based humor.


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