July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
book
Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
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Common Commands | 17
Sys Admin
Overview
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Managing the Kernel
Networking
Printing
Command Action
depmod Create module dependency listing.
lsmod List kernel modules.
modinfo Print kernel module information.
modprobe Load and remove a module and its dependent modules.
sysctl Examine or modify kernel parameters at runtime.
Command Action
ifconfig Manage network interfaces.
iptables Administer firewall facilities (2.4 kernel).
named Translate between domain names and IP addresses.
nameif Assign names to network devices.
netstat Print network status.
nfsstat Print statistics for NFS and RPC.
nsupdate Submit dynamic DNS update requests.
portmap Map daemons to ports.
rarp Manage RARP table.
rndc Send commands to a BIND nameserver.
route Manage routing tables.
routed Dynamically keep routing tables up to date.
rpcinfo Report RPC information.
ruptime Check how long remote system has been up.
rwho Show who is logged into remote system.
traceroute Trace network route to remote host.
wvdial Establish dial-up IP connections.
Command Action
accept Tell printer daemon to accept jobs.
lpadmin Configure printer and class queues.
lpinfo Show available printers and drivers.
lpmove Move a print job to a different queue.
reject Tell printer daemon to reject jobs.
tunelp Tune the printer parameters.
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