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    #16
    Re: The single most useful Linux command is ...

    Not surprising that
    man man
    fits the bill. It's essentially tautological.

    Apart from that one, reading the topic title, the first command that popped into my head as being the most useful is
    cd

    You gotta get/be where you need to be to do anything (unless always using absolute paths).




    (There are many compilations on the Internet of 'most dangerous Linux commands'.)
    An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski

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      #17
      Re: The single most useful Linux command is ...

      Beside basic functionality commands like cd and ls, I'd say one of the commands I use the most is probably
      Code:
      ps aux | grep [insert name of running process]
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        #18
        Re: The single most useful Linux command is ...

        Thanks guys. Learning or relearning some good stuff.

        Tab key for command completion would have come in handy the first time I tried to use "apropos". Took me a while to figure out how to spell it.

        Ken
        Opinions are like rear-ends, everybody has one. Here's mine. (|)

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          #19
          Re: The single most useful Linux command is ...

          I just now noticed this is under "Help the New Guy."
          In that case, a little plug should do no harm ...
          Commands at Konsole: Beginners: 3 parts
          http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3117209.0
          An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski

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            #20
            Re: The single most useful Linux command is ...

            Here's several other malicious commands and techniques that new users should watch out for and avoid if they see them posted in forums as "humor" or malicious advice:

            http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Malicious_Linux_Commands


            UbuntuGuide/KubuntuGuide

            Right now the killer is being surrounded by a web of deduction, forensic science,
            and the latest in technology such as two-way radios and e-mail.

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