Parrot

Here’s an extensive list of commands for Parrot OS.

Comprehensive List of Parrot OS Commands

System Information and Management

• Get system information:

  uname -a

• Get detailed system information:

  lsb_release -a

• List hardware information:

  lshw

• Check available disk space:

  df -h

• Check memory usage:

  free -h

• List all running processes:

  ps aux

• Get detailed information about a specific process:

  ps -p <PID> -o pid,comm,%cpu,%mem,etime

• List all installed packages:

  dpkg -l

• Check system uptime:

  uptime

• Get current date and time:

  date

File and Directory Management

• List files and directories:

  ls -la

• Create a new directory:

  mkdir directoryname

• Delete a directory:

  rm -rf directoryname

• Copy files:

  cp sourcefile destinationfile

• Move files:

  mv sourcefile destinationfile

• Delete files:

  rm filename

• Search for files:

  find /path/to/search -name filename

• Find files containing specific text:

  grep -r "searchtext" /path/to/search

• Get file or directory size:

  du -sh filename

• Get the last modified date of a file:

  stat filename

• Rename a file:

  mv oldname newname

Network Commands

• Ping a host:

  ping hostname

• Trace route to a host:

  traceroute hostname

• Test network connection to a port:

  nc -zv hostname port

• View routing table:

  netstat -rn

• Flush DNS cache:

  sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches

• Display network interfaces:

  ip a

• Display network connections:

  ss -tuln

• List open ports:

  sudo lsof -i -P -n

• Show firewall rules (using iptables):

  sudo iptables -L

• Show firewall rules (using ufw):

  sudo ufw status verbose

• Configure a static IP address (using netplan for modern systems):

  sudo nano /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml

User and Group Management

• List all users:

  cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd

• Add a new user:

  sudo adduser username

• Delete a user:

  sudo deluser username

• Add a user to a group:

  sudo usermod -aG groupname username

• Remove a user from a group:

  sudo deluser username groupname

• List all groups:

  cut -d: -f1 /etc/group

Security and Permissions

• Check file permissions:

  ls -l filename

• Change file permissions:

  chmod 755 filename

• Change file ownership:

  chown user:group filename

• Check process usage:

  top

• Stop a process by PID:

  sudo kill <PID>

• Start a process:

  ./processname

System and Application Logs

• View system logs:

  sudo journalctl

• View specific log entries:

  sudo journalctl -u servicename

• Clear logs:

  sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=1d

• View authentication logs:

  sudo cat /var/log/auth.log

Package Management

• Update package list:

  sudo apt update

• Upgrade all packages:

  sudo apt upgrade

• Install a new package:

  sudo apt install packagename

• Remove a package:

  sudo apt remove packagename

• Search for a package:

  apt search packagename

• Show package details:

  apt show packagename

• Clean up package cache:

  sudo apt clean

Penetration Testing and Security Tools

• Nmap (Network scanner):

  nmap -A target

• Netcat (Network utility):

  nc -l -p port

• Metasploit Framework (Exploit framework):

  msfconsole

• Burp Suite (Web vulnerability scanner):

  burpsuite

• Wireshark (Network protocol analyzer):

  wireshark

• Aircrack-ng (Wireless network security):

  airodump-ng wlan0

• John the Ripper (Password cracking):

  john --wordlist=/path/to/wordlist.txt /path/to/passwordfile

• Hydra (Password cracking):

  hydra -l username -P /path/to/passwordfile target service

• SQLmap (SQL injection):

  sqlmap -u "http://target/vulnerable.php?id=1" --dbs

• Nikto (Web server scanner):

  nikto -h http://target

• OpenVAS (Vulnerability scanner):

  openvas-start

• Gobuster (Directory brute-forcing):

  gobuster dir -u http://target -w /path/to/wordlist

• WhatWeb (Web fingerprinting):

  whatweb http://target

• Wpscan (WordPress vulnerability scanner):

  wpscan --url http://target

• Nessus (Vulnerability scanner):

  nessuscli update

System Maintenance

• Run a file system check:

  sudo fsck /dev/sdX

• Update the system:

  sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

• Reboot the system:

  sudo reboot

• Shutdown the system:

  sudo shutdown now

Networking and System Monitoring

• Monitor system resources:

  htop

• Check CPU usage:

  mpstat

• Monitor network traffic:

  iftop

• View disk usage:

  df -h

• Monitor disk I/O:

  iostat

Power Management

• Check battery status:

  upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0

• Manage power settings:

  sudo pm-powersave

Summary

This list includes a broad range of commands for system management, file handling, network diagnostics, and security testing specific to Parrot OS. It also includes specialized tools for penetration testing and vulnerability assessment commonly used in the security field. These commands cover essential functionalities and advanced security tasks for effective system management and testing.