These commands help you navigate and manage the Kali Linux environment.
• Purpose: Displays the current username.
• Example: whoami → Output: kali (if logged in as the default user).
• Purpose: Shows the current working directory.
• Example: pwd → Output: /home/kali.
(Note: Use dir or ls -l equivalent in some contexts, but ls isn't native; Kali uses dir or aliases).
• Purpose: Lists files and directories (aliased or via dir).
• Example: ls → Output: Lists contents (if aliased); otherwise, use dir.
• Purpose: Changes directories.
• Example: cd /etc → Moves to the /etc directory.
• Purpose: Creates a new directory.
• Example: mkdir test_folder → Creates test_folder in the current directory.
• Purpose: Removes files or directories.
• Example: rm -r test_folder → Deletes test_folder and its contents recursively.
• Purpose: Displays file contents or concatenates files.
• Example: cat /etc/passwd → Shows user account info.
• Purpose: Runs commands as a superuser (root).
• Example: sudo apt update → Updates package lists with elevated privileges.
• Purpose: Displays the manual for a command.
• Example: man nmap → Shows Nmap's documentation.