Categories: Kali Linux

Top Best Useful Commands for Kali Linux?

Linux administrators can’t live by the graphical UI alone. That is the reason we’ve ordered helpful Linux commands into this advantageous guide. Kali Linux is a Debian inferred Linux circulation intended for computerized crime scene distribution and penetration testing.

It comes with a lot of inbuilt hacking tools which can be used to hack websites and wireless networks.

With just a few commands, we can automate tasks, install our favorite software, create additional user accounts, properly configure anonymity software, and optimize our interactions with terminals.

Also Read – CarbonCopy : A Tool Which Creates A Spoofed Certificate of Any Online Website

Best Useful Commands for Kali Linux

  • Ls

The command “ls” stands for (List Directory Contents), List the contents of the folder, be it file or folder, from which it runs. The most common options are -a (all files) and -l (long or details)

  • Nmap

Nmap, also known as network mapper is a pretty simple tool in Kali Linux that allows you to scan open ports, running services, NetBIOS, OS detection etc.

  • Lsblk

The lsblk stands for List Block Devices, print block devices by their assigned name on the standard output in a tree-like fashion.

  • apt-get

The apt-get tool automatically updates a Debian machine and installs Debian packages/programs.

  • Cal

The cal command simply displays a formatted calendar of current month in your terminal screen.

  • Sudo

The sudo command allows a permitted user to execute a command as the root user or another users.

  • Chroot

The Chroot command allows to run a command with a different root directory.

  • Cron

The cron command is a daemon to execute scheduled commands.

  • Fgrep

The fgrep command allow to search for files that meet a desired criteria.

  • Help

This command will display a built-in commands.

So please try the command and see the result.

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