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The document provides a table of contents that lists various Linux commands and their usage for tasks like managing directories, viewing system information, networking, searching, and more. It includes over 20 different commands and briefly outlines common flags and examples for each one, such as using "cd" to navigate directories, "ls" to list files, "who" and "w" to view logged in users, and "shutdown" to reboot or power off the system.

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Case Study Documentation

The document provides a table of contents that lists various Linux commands and their usage for tasks like managing directories, viewing system information, networking, searching, and more. It includes over 20 different commands and briefly outlines common flags and examples for each one, such as using "cd" to navigate directories, "ls" to list files, "who" and "w" to view logged in users, and "shutdown" to reboot or power off the system.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOPIC

A. LINUX INSTALLATION
B. MANAGING CLI COMMANDS

1. cd command:
 cd /home/user/Documents: Change directory to "/home/user/Documents".
 cd ..: Move up one level in the directory structure.
 cd /: Change to the root directory.
2. ls command:
 ls: List files and directories in the current directory.
 ls -l: List files in long format with detailed information.
 ls -a: List all files, including hidden ones.
3. whoami:
 whoami: Display the username of the current user.
 sudo whoami: Display the username with superuser privileges.
 whoami && id: Display both the username and user ID.
4. who:
 who: Display information about users currently logged in.
 who -q: Display only the number of logged-in users.
 who -a: Display information about all users, including system processes.
5. w:
 w: Display information about currently logged-in users and their activities.
 w -h: Display a shorter format without header information.
 w -u username: Display information for a specific user.
6. pwd:
 pwd: Print the current working directory.
 pwd -P: Print the physical current working directory (resolved symlink).
 pwd -L: Print the logical current working directory (unresolved symlink).
7. ip addr:
 ip addr show: Show information about network interfaces.
 ip addr add 192.168.1.2/24 dev eth0: Add an IP address to the eth0 interface.
 ip addr del 192.168.1.2/24 dev eth0: Remove an IP address from the eth0
interface.
8. nmcli device status:
 nmcli device status: Display the status of all network devices.
 nmcli device show eth0: Show detailed information about the eth0 device.
 nmcli device disconnect eth0: Disconnect the eth0 network device.
9. last:
 last: Show a list of last logged in users.
 last -n 5: Display the last 5 logins.
 last -i: Display IP addresses along with login information.
10. lastb:
 lastb: Display a list of failed login attempts.
 lastb -n 3: Display the last 3 failed login attempts.
 lastb -w: Display additional information about the failed login attempts.
11. top:
 top: Display a dynamic view of system processes.
 top -u username: Display processes for a specific user.
 top -p PID: Display information about a specific process ID.
12. dmidecode:
 dmidecode: Display information about the system's hardware components.
 dmidecode -t memory: Show details about the system memory.
 dmidecode -t processor: Display information about the processor.
13. netstat:
 netstat: Display network connections, routing tables, interface statistics.
 netstat -tuln: Show listening sockets for TCP and UDP.
 netstat -r: Display the routing table.
14. df:
 df: Display information about disk space usage.
 df -h: Show disk space in human-readable format.
 df -T: Display the filesystem type along with usage.
15. du:
 du: Display disk usage of files and directories in the current directory.
 du -h: Show disk usage in a human-readable format.
 du -s /path/to/directory: Display total disk usage for a specific directory.
16. shutdown -r:
 shutdown -r now: Shut down and restart the system immediately.
 shutdown -r +5: Schedule a system restart in 5 minutes.
 shutdown -c: Cancel a scheduled system shutdown.
17. hostname:
 hostname: Display the system's hostname.
 hostnamectl set-hostname new-hostname: Change the system's hostname.
 hostname -I: Display the system's IP address.
18. history:
 history: Display the command history of the current user.
 history 10: Show the last 10 commands in the history.
 !ls: Execute the last command that starts with "ls" from the history.
19. uptime:
 uptime: Display how long the system has been running.
 uptime -p: Show the uptime in a more human-readable format.
 uptime -s: Display the system's last boot time.
20. last reboot:
 last reboot: Show the system's reboot history.
 last reboot -F: Display the reboot history with full date and time.
 last reboot -n 5: Show the last 5 system reboots.
21. nslookup:
 nslookup example.com: Perform a DNS lookup for the domain "example.com".
 nslookup 192.168.1.1: Perform a reverse DNS lookup for the IP address.
 nslookup -query=mx example.com: Display mail server information for a domain.

C. SEARCHING GRAPHICAL TOOLS


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