• cat /etc/issue
  • cat /etc/passwd
  • cat /proc/version
  • env
  • dpkg -l - list installed packages on Debian derived systems
  • find
  • getcap - find and list executable capabilities
  • history
  • hostname
  • id
  • ifconfig
  • ip route
  • last - display recently logged-in users (including IP addresses for network users)
  • ls
  • lsof -i - list programs using given network ports (use with netstat)
  • netstat -ano - list all listening parts and established connections, no domain resolution
  • netstat -i - list per interface statistics
  • netstat -l - list only listening ports
  • netstat -p - list protocol and service information (requires root to see everything)
  • netstat -s - list protocol statistics
  • ps auxfww - show process tree
  • ps auxww - show lots and lots of process info
  • rpm -qa - list installed packages on Red Hat derived systems
  • sudo -l
  • uname -a
  • w - list all currently logged-in users and their current program
  • who - list all currently logged-in users (including IP addresses for network users)