You survived your first Linux commands? Congratulations, you’re officially dangerous!

Now let’s add some serious power moves to your toolbox — still beginner-friendly, but with enough spice to impress.

Commands That Make Life Easier

1. uname -r — Know Your Kernel Like You Know Your Coffee 

uname -r

Purpose: Displays your Linux kernel version.

Use it when: You're troubleshooting or bragging about running the latest and greatest.

2. whoami — Existential Crisis, Solved 

whoami

Purpose: Tells you which user you're currently logged in as.

Use it when: You forgot who you are (at least digitally).

3. df -h — How Much Room Left for Bad Decisions? 

df -h

Purpose: Shows disk space usage in a human-readable format.

Use it when: You want to check if you’re running out of space before downloading more cat memes.

4. top — The Pulse of Your Machine 

top

Purpose: Live view of running processes and system resource usage.

Use it when: You hear the fans spinning like a jet engine.

5. cat — Fastest Way to Peek at a File 

cat filename.txt

Purpose: Displays the contents of a file.

Use it when: You need a quick look without opening an editor.

6. chmod — Because Permissions Matter 

chmod 755 myscript.sh

Purpose: Changes file permissions.

Use it when: Your script refuses to run because it's "not executable."

7. man — The Book of Secrets 

man ls

Purpose: Opens the manual for a command.

Use it when: You want to dive deeper into how a command works.

🏆 Mini Challenge: Become the Command Ninja

  1. Open your terminal.
  2. Find out your kernel version with uname -r.
  3. Check your user with whoami.
  4. See your disk usage with df -h.
  5. Peek into any file using cat.
  6. Explore man chmod and learn about file permissions.

Bonus Points:

Use top and identify which process is hogging your CPU!

Pro Tip:

Practice every day. Linux rewards curiosity. The more you try, the faster you level up.

🔥 Ready to flex? Drop your favorite command in the comments!

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