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Kali Linux Commands - Complete Kali Linux Commands List with Example


Kali Linux Commands  - Complete Kali Linux Commands List with Example

Kali Linux Commands  - Complete Kali Linux Commands List with Example 

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
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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 files
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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 

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date       Display or change the date and 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

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echo            Display message on screen
egrep          Search files 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

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false           Do nothing, unsuccessfully
fdformat  Low-level format a floppy disk
fdisk     Partition table manipulator for Linux
fg        Send job to foreground
fgrep     Search files 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

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gawk      Find and Replace text within files
getopts   Parse positional parameters
grep      Search files 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 files

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hash      Remember the full pathname of a name argument
head      Output the first part of files
help      Display help for a built-in command
history   Command History
hostname  Print or set system name

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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

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jobs      List active jobs
join      Join lines on a common field

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kill      Stop a process from running
killall   Kill processes by name

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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

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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 files
lsof      List open files

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make      Recompile a group of programs
man       Help manual
mkdir     Create new folders
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

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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

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open       Open a file in its default application
op         Operator access

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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

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printf    Format and print data
ps        Process status
pushd     Save and then change the current directory
pwd       Present Working Directory

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

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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 folders
rsync     Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)

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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

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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

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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
usermod    Modify user account
users      List users currently logged in
uuencode   Encode a binary file
uudecode   Decode a file created by uuencode

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v         Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)
vdir      Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)
vi        Text Editor
vmstat    Report virtual memory statistics

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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

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xargs    Execute utility, passing constructed argument lists
xdg-open Open a file or URL in the user’s preferred application

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yes  Print a string until interrupted
Kali Linux Commands  - Complete Kali Linux Commands with Example

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

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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 files 

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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   

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

date       Display or change the date and 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

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echo       Display message on screen 
egrep      Search files 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 

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false     Do nothing, unsuccessfully 
fdformat  Low-level format a floppy disk 
fdisk     Partition table manipulator for Linux 
fg        Send job to foreground 
fgrep     Search files 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 

--------------------------------------------------------

gawk      Find and Replace text within files 
getopts   Parse positional parameters 
grep      Search files 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 files  

---------------------------------------------------------

hash      Remember the full pathname of a name argument 
head      Output the first part of files 
help      Display help for a built-in command 
history   Command History 
hostname  Print or set system name  

-------------------------------------------------------------

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 

------------------------------------------

jobs      List active jobs 
join      Join lines on a common field  

------------------------------------------------

kill      Stop a process from running 
killall   Kill processes by name  

---------------------------------------------------

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 files 
lsof      List open files  

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make      Recompile a group of programs 
man       Help manual 
mkdir     Create new folders 
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  

----------------------------------------------

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 

-------------------------------------------------------------- 

open       Open a file in its default application 
op         Operator access  

---------------------------------------------------

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       Present Working Directory  

-----------------------------------------------------

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

--------------------------------------------

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 folders 
rsync     Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)  

--------------------------------------------------------------

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  

-----------------------------------------------------------------

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  

-------------------------------------------------------------

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 
usermod    Modify user account 
users      List users currently logged in 
uuencode   Encode a binary file 
uudecode   Decode a file created by uuencode

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

v         Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’) 
vdir      Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’) 
vi        Text Editor 
vmstat    Report virtual memory statistics  

------------------------------------------------------------

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  

----------------------------------------------------------

xargs    Execute utility, passing constructed argument lists 
xdg-open Open a file or URL in the user’s preferred application  

-----------------------------------------------------------

yes          Print a string until interrupted

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