If you are running a Linux VPS server then you must learn to manage VPS server. You will face many types of bucks errors like server down, need to changer VPS password, rename or delete old directory. So You should learn some common putty commands to manage Ubuntu or Linux VPS server.In this article, I am sharing with you some common putty commands to manage VPS server.
What Is PuTTy?
PuTTY is an open source program that you can use to perform network protocol SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin. Actually putty is just one piece of software that can be used on a Windows operating system to access a VPS (virtual private server) that is based on Linux.
This can be used, for example, when configuring CGI scripts. SSH is included with many modern operating systems including Mac ® OS X and Linux distributions.Y can download putty from here: PuTTy
If you don’t know how to use putty then you can check this How To Login To The VPS With Putty.
Common Putty Commands
1. Change Password
passwd
To change password type passwd then enter the old password and again type a new password, again verify the new password.
2. Update and Upgrade
apt-get update
apt-get -s upgrade
3. How to find the current directory
pwd
Type pwd to see where on the server you are.
For example, if I type pwd in PuTTy it returns /root
4. Navigate
cd
The cd command (also known change directory) is used to navigate to a specified directory on your server.
Such as: cd /home (moves you into the home folder)
If you want to come into same directory then enter
cd.
5. How to get root access without root user details?
sudo su
6. How to move and rename file
Use this command to move and rename file
mv
example: moving a file to another directory
mv earngurus.jpg home/earngurus.jpg
moving a file to another directory and renaming it at once
mv image.jpg home/image2.jpg
7. How to delete / remove a file
rm [file name]
example:
rm earngurus.jpg
8. Copying a file
cp
To copy a file just use the cp ssh command.
Example:
cp file.php /home/file.php
Copy a folder with all files
cp -r
This one is used to copy the entire folder with all its contents.
Copy and rename
cp file.php /home/file2.php
9. How to copy a folder with all files and folders in it
cp -r [directory] [new directory]
10. How to create new folder
mkdir [folder name]
example:
mkdir image
11. Search for a file
find . -name [filename] -print
example: find a file called “file.jpg” in current folder
find . -name file.jpg -print
12. Create a file
touch
Use the touch command to create different files and file extensions (you can later edit them)
Example: touch index.php, touch index.html, touch robots.txt
13. how to change file permission
chmod [permission type] [file/folder name]
example:
chmod 777 index.php
14. How to list files and/or directories in a directory
ls
list all files and information
ls -al
Show contents with file size
ls -h
15. Create a new user account
adduser
16. Compressing folders
zip -r foldername.zip foldername
example: zip -r newfolder.zip newfolder
17. Decompressing folders
unzip
Example: unzip newfolder.zip
18. Compressing folders using tar -czvf
tar -czvf foldername.tar.gz foldername
Example: tar -czvf wp-content.tar.gz wp-content
19. Decompressing folders using tar -czvf
tar -xvf foldername.tar.gz
Example: tar -xvf wp-content.tar.gz
20. check usage memory
free -m
21. Monitor CPU, processes and memory
top
22. Display sever disk usage
df -h
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