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Sysadmin Toolbox Top Ten

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pick-your-poison dept.

Linux.com is running a user writeup of several handy tools by an up-and-coming Linux user. It is always interesting to see how newer users are approaching system customization. What have some of the more seasoned Linux power-users and sys admins put in their "toolbox top 10", and why?

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  1. In no particular order: by commonchaos · · Score: 5, Interesting
    • emacs
    • grep
    • perl
    • sed
    • svn
    • xml (manipulate XML from the command line)
    • tar
    • ssh (this one is fun: "ssh server tar -cf - directory | tar -xv")
    • for (built-in bash command, one-line scripts from the command line are very useful)
    • lsof (what processes have open network ports? why can't I unmount that disk?)
    • wget
    • ping
    • telnet (test SMTP, HTTP, etc servers by hand)
    • nmap
    See also: Commonly used commands