The 11 Most Useful Linux Commands in the World Ever | Linux Today

The 11 Most Useful Linux Commands in the World Ever

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 30, 2010

“Almost every Linux website seems to have a list of the “best
command line commands”. Sometimes they get them wrong.

“Here is a list of useful commands that I came up with by
looking at my ‘history’ file. I would not be happy to use a
computer platform that didn’t support them:

ls -tr
What is the last file that I saved/downloaded/modified? This
command is essential if, like me, you can never remember file
names.

ssh
This command allows you to login to any computer and do stuff with
it. It is essential for a happy and fulfilling life.

top
What process is eating all my memory or all my processor time?
Essential – especially if you use it with the ‘M’ and ‘P’ commands.
Firefox is often the culprit. “


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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