Linux Commands

10 Linux Commands For Finding Files And Directories

1. find /-name file1

This command is used in order to search for a directory or file from the root system.

2. find /-user user1

This is a command that allows you to find files and directories that are owned by user1.

3. find / home/user1-name \ * bin

This command helps you when you need to find files that have the .bin extension in the home/user1 directory.

4. find / usr / bin-type f-atime +100

This command is useful for finding the finally files that haven't been used in the last 100 days.

5. find / usr / bin-type f-mtime -10

This command works like the last one, but searches in the last 10 days.

6. find /-name \ * rpm-exec chmod 755 '{}' \;

Use this command when you need to find and modify files with specific permissions. In the above command you're looking for files with permissions 'rpm'.

7. find /-xdev-name \ * rpm

This command helps you find files that end with extensions while ignoring removable devices.

8. locate \ * ps

With this you can find files with ps.

9. whereis halt

This command is useful when you need to see the location of a binary file or the source of the support.

10. Which halt

This will show you the complete path of a binary or executable file.

15 Linux Command That Can Be Used To View System Info 

1. arch

This command will show you the architecture of your system.

2. uname-m

This is another command to view the architecture of the system.

3. uname-r

This command is used to check the kernel version that is being used in the system.

4. dmidecode-q

This command give you the hardware components in your system.

5. hdparm-i / dev / hda

This is the command that shows the characteristics of your hard disk.

6. hdparm-tT / dev / sda

This command is used in order to conduct tests readings on hard drives.

7. cat / proc / cpuinfo

These commands can help you in getting CPU information.

8. cat / proc / interrupts

These commands are used to interrupt a process.

9. cat / proc / meminfo

This command verifies the memory usage in your system.

10. cat / proc / swaps

These commands are used in order to swap files.

11. cat / proc / version

These three commands can display the kernel version for your system.

12. cat / proc / net / dev

These four commands are used to view the network adapters and display statistics of the system.

13. cat / proc / mounts

This command shows you the mounted file system.

14. lspci-tv

If you need to view the PCI display devices then this is the command to use.

15. lsusb-tv

This is the command for displaying USB devices.