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Useful Linux Commands - Part XVXV

This document provides instructions for several useful Linux commands including pinging an IP address to check connectivity, using traceroute6 to view network routing, using netstat to monitor the network, and using iptables to manage the Linux firewall. It also describes using nmap to scan a machine for open ports, netcat for transferring files over the network, and chown, chmod, adduser, and usermod for managing users and groups.

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Useful Linux Commands - Part XVXV

This document provides instructions for several useful Linux commands including pinging an IP address to check connectivity, using traceroute6 to view network routing, using netstat to monitor the network, and using iptables to manage the Linux firewall. It also describes using nmap to scan a machine for open ports, netcat for transferring files over the network, and chown, chmod, adduser, and usermod for managing users and groups.

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Useful Linux Commands Part XVXV

# Check to see if target is online and responding


ping ip_address

# View network route to target:


traceroute6 ip_address

# Network Monitor
netstat

# Manage standard linux firewall (advanced users only)


iptables

# Scan this machine to check for open ports:


nmap 127.0.0.1

***** netcat:

# Listen for input from network on recieving_port, dump it to a file (insecure, but
handy):
netcat -l recieving_port > file_copied

# Pipe the output of a command to a target ip and port over the network:
command | netcat -w number_of_seconds_before_timeout target_ip target_port

# Use tar to compress and output a file as a stream, pipe it to a target ip and
port over the network:
sudo tar -czf - filename | netcat -w number_of_seconds_before_timeout target_ip
target_port

**** Users and Groups:


# Change owner of a file or directory:
chown user_name:group_name directory_name

# Change privileges over file or directory (see man page for details.)
chmod

# Create a new user:


adduser

# Change user privileges (be very careful with this one):


usermod

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