| ar | file archiver | |
| basename | delete prefix and suffix from pathname | |
| cat | concatenate and show files | |
| chgrp | change group ID of files | |
| chmod | change file access permissions | |
| chown | change owner of files | |
| chroot | run command or shell with specified root directory | |
| chvt | change foreground virtual terminal | |
| clear | clear terminal screen | |
| cp | copy files | |
| cut | cut out fields from file | |
| date | display current date | |
| dc | arbitrary precision desk calculator | |
| dd | convert and copy file | |
| deallocvt | terminate unused virtual terminals | |
| df | report free block count | |
| dirname | delete end of pathname | |
| dmesg | display or clear kernel ring buffer | |
| du | summarize disk usage | |
| dumpkmap | prints out a binary keyboard translation table | |
| dutmp | dump utmp file | |
| echo | echo arguments | |
| false | return unsuccessful exit status | |
| fbset | sow and modify frame buffer device settings | |
| fdflush | force detection of floppy disk change | |
| find | find files | |
| free | display memory use | |
| freeramdisk | free all memory used by a ramdisk | |
| fsck.minix | check and repair Minix filesystem | |
| grep | search file for pattern | |
| gunzip | decompress files | |
| gzip | compress files | |
| halt | stop the system | |
| head | display beginning of file | |
| hostid | display a unique host identification | |
| hostname | set or display host name | |
| id | show user and group IDs and names | |
| init | process control initialization | |
| insmod | install loadable kernel module | |
| kill | terminate or send a signal to processes | |
| killall | kill processes by name | |
| length | display length of a string | |
| linuxrc | set up RAM disk root | |
| ln | make links to files | |
| loadacm | load an acm from standard input | |
| loadfont | load a console font | |
| loadkmap | load a binary keyboard translation table | |
| logger | add entry to system log | |
| logname | print login name from /etc/utmp | |
| ls | list contents of directories | |
| lsmod | list loaded modules | |
| makedevs | create device files | |
| md5sum | generate or check MD5 message digests | |
| mkdir | create specified directories | |
| mkfifo | make FIFOs (named pipes) | |
| mkfs.minix | make Minix filesystem | |
| mknod | make special files | |
| mkswapnn | set up a swap area | |
| mktemp | make temporary filenames | |
| more | display file by screenfull or line | |
| mount | mount a file system | |
| mt | magnetic tape control | |
| mv | move or rename files | |
| nc | opena pipe to an IP port | |
| nslookup | query internet name servers | |
| ping | test network response | |
| poweroff | stop system | |
| printf | format and display data | |
| ps | report process status | |
| pwd | print working directory | |
| reboot | stop system | |
| rm | remove files and directories | |
| rmdir | remove empty directories | |
| rmmod | unload loadable modules | |
| sed | stream editor | |
| setkeycodes | load kernel scancode-to-keycode | |
| sh | shell | |
| sleep | suspend execution for specified duration | |
| sort | sort/merge files | |
| swapoff | disable paging and swapping | |
| swapon | enable paging and swapping | |
| sync | write unwritten memory info to disk | |
| syslogd | linux system logging utilities | |
| tail | output last part of file | |
| tar | tape and file archiver | |
| tee | copy stdin to stdout and files | |
| telnet | connect to remote | |
| test | check file types and compare values | |
| touch | update file access/modification times | |
| tr | translate characters | |
| true | return successful exit status | |
| tty | display terminal name | |
| umount | unmount file systems | |
| uname | display system name | |
| uniq | report repeated lines | |
| update | flush file system buffers | |
| uptime | display system uptime | |
| usleep | suspend execution for specified microsecond duration | |
| uudecode | decode ASCII representation of file | |
| uuencode | encode ASCII representation of file | |
| wc | count lines, words and characters | |
| which | display pathname of command | |
| whoami | display effective username | |
| yes | repeat string indefinitely | |
| zcat | display compressed file |