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Category 6: Networking Commands

ssh Command - Secure remote connection service

The ssh command is used to securely connect to a remote server or system over a network using the SSH protocol.

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scp Command - Secure copy (remote file copy program)

The scp command is used to securely transfer files between hosts on a network.

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sftp Command - Secure File Transfer Protocol

The sftp command is used for secure file transfer over SSH.

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ftp Command - File Transfer Protocol Client

The ftp command is used to transfer files to and from a remote FTP server.

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lftp Command - Sophisticated File Transfer Program

The lftp command is a powerful FTP/HTTP client supporting multiple protocols, bookmarks, and scripting.

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tftp Command - Trivial File Transfer Protocol Client

The tftp command is used to transfer files to and from a remote TFTP server.

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ping Command - Test host connectivity

The ping command is used to test the reachability of a host on an IP network and measure round-trip time.

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ifconfig Command - Show or set network params

The ifconfig command is used to configure, control, and query TCP/IP network interface parameters.

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iwconfig Command - Configure wireless network interfaces

The iwconfig command is used to set the parameters of the network interface which are specific to the wireless operation.

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netstat Command - Show network status

The netstat command displays network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, and more.

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ss Command - Utility to investigate sockets

The ss command is used to dump socket statistics and shows information similar to netstat.

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nmcli Command - NetworkManager command-line tool

The nmcli command is used to control NetworkManager and report network status.

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dhclient Command - Get or release IP dynamically

The dhclient command is used to obtain or release an IP address from a DHCP server.

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iptables Command - Firewall management tool

The iptables command is used to set up, maintain, and inspect the tables of IP packet filter rules in the Linux kernel.

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sshd Command - OpenSSH daemon process

The sshd command is the OpenSSH daemon, which listens for and handles incoming SSH connections.

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hostname Command - Show or set system hostname

The hostname command is used to display or set the system hostname.

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smbclient Command - FTP-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources

The smbclient command is used to access shared resources on SMB/CIFS servers.

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smbpasswd Command - Change SMB password

The smbpasswd command is used to set or change passwords for Samba and SMB users.

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wget Command - Non-interactive network downloader

The wget command is used to download files from the web via HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP.

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curl Command - Transfer Data from or to a Server

The curl command is used to transfer data using various protocols such as HTTP, FTP, and more.

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