How do you Secure Shell into another system? - ssh <user>@<host>
How do you execute commands on a remote system via Secure Shell without actually opening a new
shell? - ssh <user>@<host> <command>
How do you generate a public key and private key file for SSH authentication? - ssh-keygen
How do you export a public key for SSH authentication on a different machine? - ssh-copy-id
<user>@<host>
How do you export a *specific* public key for SSH authentication on a different machine? - ssh-copy-id
<user>@<host> -i <key file path>
If an SSH authentication key has a passphrase, how do you cache that passphrase on the local machine
for passwordless authentication? - 1. eval $(ssh-agent)
2. ssh-add <key file path>
What is Cockpit? - A server Management Tool
How do you check if a service is running? - systemctl status <service>
How do you start a service? - systemctl start <service>
How do you enable a service on startup? - systemctl enable <service>
Which directory contains persistent, system-specific configuration data? - /etc
Which directory is the top of the system's file hierarchy? - /
,Which directory contains user home directories? - /home
Which directory contains temporary files? - /tmp
Which directory contains dynamic data, such as for databases and websites? - /var
Which directory is the administrative superuser's home directory? - /root
Which directory contains regular commands and utilities? - /usr/bin
Which directory contains non-persistent process runtime data? - /run
Which directory contains installed software programs and libraries? - /usr
How do you create a directory? - mkdir <directory name>
How do you copy a file? - cp <old file> <new file>
How do you copy a directory and its contents? - cp -r <old directory> <new directory>
How do you move (or rename) a file or directory? - mv <old file> <new file>
How do you remove a file? - rm <file>
How do you remove a directory containing files? - rm -r <directory>
How do you remove an empty directory? - rmdir <directory>
, How do you create parent directories while creating a new directory? - mkdir -p <new parent
directories>/<new directory>
How do you list the contents of a directory? - ls
How do you list all contents of a directory including hidden files? - ls -a
How do you list the contents of a directory and subdirectories? - ls -R
How do you list the contents of a directory with more detailed information? - ls -l
How do you change directories? - cd <directory path>
How do you change directories to the last directory you were in? - cd -
How do you change directories to the parent directory of your current directory? - cd ..
How do you list the contents of a file? - cat <file>
How do you create an empty file/update an existing file's "last changed" timestamp without making any
changes? - touch <file>
How do you check the working directory? - pwd
How do you list directories that are on different file systems? - df
How do you create a soft link between two files/directories? - ln -s <existing file path> <link path>
How can you view information about the current user? - id