Here's a comprehensive list of Kali Linux commands.
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Get system information:
uname -a
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Get detailed system information:
lsb_release -a
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List hardware information:
lshw
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Check available disk space:
df -h
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Check memory usage:
free -h
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List all running processes:
ps aux
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Get detailed information about a specific process:
ps -p <PID> -o pid,comm,%cpu,%mem,etime
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List all installed packages:
dpkg -l
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Check system uptime:
uptime
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Get current date and time:
date
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List files and directories:
ls -la
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Create a new directory:
mkdir directoryname
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Delete a directory:
rm -rf directoryname
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Copy files:
cp sourcefile destinationfile
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Move files:
mv sourcefile destinationfile
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Delete files:
rm filename
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Search for files:
find /path/to/search -name filename
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Find files containing specific text:
grep -r "searchtext" /path/to/search -
Get file or directory size:
du -sh filename
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Get the last modified date of a file:
stat filename
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Rename a file:
mv oldname newname
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Ping a host:
ping hostname
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Trace route to a host:
traceroute hostname
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Test network connection to a port:
nc -zv hostname port
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View routing table:
netstat -rn
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Flush DNS cache:
sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches
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Display network interfaces:
ip a
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Display network connections:
ss -tuln
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List open ports:
sudo lsof -i -P -n
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Show firewall rules (using iptables):
sudo iptables -L
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Show firewall rules (using ufw):
sudo ufw status verbose
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Configure a static IP address (using netplan for modern systems):
sudo nano /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml
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List all users:
cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd
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Add a new user:
sudo adduser username
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Delete a user:
sudo deluser username
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Add a user to a group:
sudo usermod -aG groupname username
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Remove a user from a group:
sudo deluser username groupname
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List all groups:
cut -d: -f1 /etc/group
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Check file permissions:
ls -l filename
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Change file permissions:
chmod 755 filename
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Change file ownership:
chown user:group filename
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Check process usage:
top
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Stop a process by PID:
sudo kill <PID>
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Start a process:
./processname
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View system logs:
sudo journalctl
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View specific log entries:
sudo journalctl -u servicename
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Clear logs:
sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=1d
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View authentication logs:
sudo cat /var/log/auth.log
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Update package list:
sudo apt update
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Upgrade all packages:
sudo apt upgrade
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Install a new package:
sudo apt install packagename
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Remove a package:
sudo apt remove packagename
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Search for a package:
apt search packagename
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Show package details:
apt show packagename
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Clean up package cache:
sudo apt clean
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Nmap (Network scanner):
nmap -A target
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Netcat (Network utility):
nc -l -p port
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Metasploit Framework (Exploit framework):
msfconsole
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Burp Suite (Web vulnerability scanner):
burpsuite
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Wireshark (Network protocol analyzer):
wireshark
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Aircrack-ng (Wireless network security):
airodump-ng wlan0
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John the Ripper (Password cracking):
john --wordlist=/path/to/wordlist.txt /path/to/passwordfile
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Hydra (Password cracking):
hydra -l username -P /path/to/passwordfile target service
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SQLmap (SQL injection):
sqlmap -u "http://target/vulnerable.php?id=1" --dbs -
Nikto (Web server scanner):
nikto -h http://target
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Run a file system check:
sudo fsck /dev/sdX
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Update the system:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -
Reboot the system:
sudo reboot
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Shutdown the system:
sudo shutdown now
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Monitor system resources:
htop
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Check CPU usage:
mpstat
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Monitor network traffic:
iftop
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View disk usage:
df -h
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Monitor disk I/O:
iostat
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Check battery status:
upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
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Manage power settings:
sudo pm-powersave
This list includes commands for general system administration, as well as specialized tools for security testing and penetration analysis commonly used in Kali Linux. These commands cover a broad range of functionality and should be useful for both managing and securing Linux systems.