Useful Commands for linux

[binoyxj]

Here are some of the commands used in linux to get various info.I am writing down some which i remember now and rest i shall put up soon.Members can also put forward other useful commands.

To install a RPM file:# rpm -ivh file-name.rpm

To get info about the RPM file:# rpm -qip file-name.rpm

To install Telnet on RHEL:# yum install telnet

To display processor number:# grep -c processor /proc/cpuinfo

Checking available free memory:# free -m

To list partitions:# fdisk -l

Linux kernal information:# uname -a

 

[binoyxj]

Delete all partition and to create new:# fdisk /dev/sda

History of all commands used:# history

Formatting VFAT/FAT32 file system:# mkdfs.vfat /dev/sda1

 

[Gigabot]

Here are some helpful download commands:

1. Start a download at any given time: echo 'wget -c www.example.com/files.iso' | at 09:00

2. Start a download with ability to stop download and resume later: wget -c www.example.com/file.iso

3. Download an entire website: wget -r www.example.com

I found these at http://www.linuxcmd.org. They have an entire database of commands that you can lookup over there!