Software Usage Function
date date [-u|--utc|--universal] [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]] print or set the system date and time
vim vim [options] -q [errorfile] Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
id id [OPTION]... [USERNAME] print real and effective user and group IDs
pkill pkill [options] pattern look up or signal processes based on name and otherattributes
killall killall [-Z,--context pattern] [-e,--exact] [-g,--process-group] [-i,--interactive] [-q,--quiet] [-r,--regexp] [-s,--signal signal] [-u,--user user] [-v,--verbose] [-w,--wait] [-I,--ignore-case] [-V,--version] [--] name ... kill processes by name
pidof pidof [-s] [-c] [-x] [-m] [-o omitpid] [-o omitpid..] program [program..] find the process ID of a running program.
netstat netstat {--route|-r} [address_family_options] [--extend|-e[--extend|-e]] [--verbose|-v] [--numeric|-n] [--numeric-hosts][--numeric-ports] [--numeric-ports] [--continuous|-c] [delay] Print network connections, routing tables, interface statis-tics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships
yes yes [STRING]... output a string repeatedly until killed
kill kill [-s signal|-p] [--] pid... terminate a process
cksum cksum [FILE]... checksum and count the bytes in a file
talk talk address [terminal] talk to another user
tail tail [OPTION]... [FILE]... output the last part of files
cp cp [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE... copy files and directories
tput tput [-Ttype] longname initialize a terminal or query terminfo database
less less [-[+]aBcCdeEfFgGiIJKLmMnNqQrRsSuUVwWX~] [-b space] [-h lines] [-j line] [-k keyfile] [-{oO} logfile] [-p pattern] [-P prompt] [-t tag] [-# shift] [+[+]cmd] [--] [filename]... opposite of more
whereis whereis [-bmsu] [-BMS directory... -f] filename... locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command
chown chown [OPTION]... [OWNER][:[GROUP]] FILE... change file owner and group
sleep sleep NUMBER[SUFFIX]... delay for a specified amount of time
sudo sudo -v [-AknS] [-a type] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user] execute a command as another user
file file [-bchikLNnprsvz0] [--apple] [--mime-encoding] [--mime-type] [-e testname] [-F separator] [-f namefile] [-m magicfiles] file ... determine file type