Ethical Hacking – 15 commands in Kali Linux

Hi all,

Today in this article we are going to explore 15 commands in Kali Linux. It is necessary to some basic commands in Kali Linux before starting ethical hacking

To download and install Kali Linux click here – https://knowledge-junction.in/2022/10/23/python-introduction-to-ethical-hacking-in-python-introduction-to-kali-linux-part-1/

Commands In Kali Linux

  • Command to check in which directory you are
pwd

fig : pwd command
fig : pwd command
  • To display calendar in the terminal
cal

fig : cal command
fig : cal command
  • Command to clear the terminal
clear

Shortcut key to clear the terminal – ctrl+l

  • To list the directories
ls

fig : ls command to list directories
fig : ls command to list directories
  • To create a new directory
mkdir directory_name

fig : mkdir command to create new directory
fig : mkdir command to create new directory
  • To remove a directory
rmdir directory_name

fig : rmdir command to remove directory
fig : rmdir command to remove directory
  •  To display manual of a command  
man ls

fig : ls manual
fig : ls manual
  • The command to see how much commands we have used
history

  • To check the user name of the machine
whoami

fig : whoami command
fig : whoami command
  • To exit the terminal or to close the terminal
exit

  • To print something in terminal

echo "Knowledge - Junction"

fig : echo command
fig : echo command
  • Command to check the date
date

fig : date command
fig : date command
  • To create a file
touch file_name

fig : touch command
fig : touch command
  • To remove file
rm file_name

fig : rm command
fig : rm command
  • To display from how much time the system is running
uptime

fig : uptime command
fig : uptime command

Thank you for reading this article 🙂

Stay tuned for more ethical hacking articles

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  1. December 11, 2022

    […] If you didn’t got chance to read the “Ethical Hacking – 15 commands in Kali Linux – Part 1” please have a look – https://knowledge-junction.in/2022/10/29/ethical-hacking-15-commands-in-kali-linux/ […]

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