• 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