cat - Read files
grep - Search text in files
find - Locate files
strings - Extract readable strings from binary files
chmod - Change file permissions
wget / curl - Download files from the web
tar / zip / unzip - Extract and compress files
ssh - Remote login via SSH
scp - Secure copy files to/from remote machine
netcat (nc) - Network connection (port scanning, file transfer, etc.)
lsof - List open files
ps aux - List running processes
env - View environment variables
base64 - Encode/decode base64
xxd - Hex dump
uname -a - Get system information
df / du - Disk usage