Important Commands in Kali

So I thought some of you might want to learn how to use the terminal a bit better so here comes a list of important commands(in alphabetical order), I will keep editing in more commands and if you wonder about some special just tell me and I will add it to the list. Further down I will also add some small explanation on other things you might run into.

./[file name] ~ Is to run an executable file ex. "./Veil" will run the file Veil.

--help ~ To get help in the terminal but also works with a command to get help about how to use it ex. "cd --help". It will tell you what you can do with the command cd. On what you can add to the command and so on.

apt-get install [program you want to install] ~ To install a program ex. "apt-get install terminator". This will install the program terminator.

apt-get update ~ Should be used before every download with apt-get install. To make sure all the programs in the database are up to date.

cd .. ~ If you want to go back do the last directory.

cd [followed by the directory you want to enter] ~ To go to a directory ex. "cd Desktop".

clear ~ To clear the terminal from all text.

cp [Filename] -t [Wanted location] ~ This is the copy-paste function in terminal used as in ex. "cp myfile.txt -t /var/www/html/text". This will copy the file "myfile.txt" to the directory "/var/www/html/text".

find ./ -name [name of the file] -print ~ This is for searching for a file, this is a powerful command that will look through the whole computer for this certain file ex. "find ./ -name spotify.exe -print" This will finde where the file "spoitify.exe" is stored.

kali-undercover ~ This will make kali look similar to windows which will make it less obvious that you are using a hacking machine.

ls ~ used to see what directories, programs or files there is in the directory you are in.

man [followed by a command] ~ This will give a manual on how to use a command ex. "man apt-get" will tell you how to use apt-get.

mkdir [Wanted name] ~ This is to add a directory ex. "mkdir new_directory".

pwd ~ Prints working directory (tells which directory you are in).

rm [Filename] ~ This is used to remove a file, this can be used to remove a directory also and a ton of other stuff, so just type "rm --help" to see all options. Used as: "rm myfile.txt".

sudo ~ This is the command to get root access. This means that you get all privileges to a command. It is like the windows "run as admin" button.

Common endings on files:

.c ~ This is a c script.

.cgi ~ This is a Perl script.

.com ~ MS-DOS command file

.cpp ~ This is a c++ script.

.doc ~ This is files mostly used by Microsoft.

.docx ~ This is files mostly used by Microsoft.

.exe ~ This is an executable file.

.js ~ This is a javascript.

.jpg ~ This is an image.

.mp3 ~ This is a sound file.

.odt ~ This is a file that is used by a large number of programs.

.pl ~ This is a Perl script.

.ppt ~ This is used by Microsoft PowerPoint.

.png ~ This is an image.

.py ~ This is a python script.

.sh ~ This is a bash script.

.txt ~ This is just a normal text file.

.xls ~ This is used by Microsoft excel.