Application and Utilities

Nano

• Nano is a basic terminal based text editor in linux.
• To create or edit file in nano, use nano filename.txt.
• Some useful shortcuts in nano are
  • Ctrl+S - Save the file.
  • Ctrl+X - Exit the file.
  • Ctrl+F - Forward search.
  • Ctrl+B - Backward search.
  • Alt+F - Find next occurrence.
  • Alt+B - Find previous occurrence.
  • Alt+R - Start replacing session.
  • Alt+G - Go to specified line.
  • Alt+] - Go to complimentary bracket.

Vim

• Vim is an advanced terminal based text editor.
• Learn more about Vim: https://vim.rtorr.com
• Tryhackme room: https://tryhackme.com/r/room/toolboxvim

Wget

• Wget is used for downloading files from the internet.
• For example: wget https://github.com/gobeecode/myfile.txt

Secure Copy (SCP)

• Allows the user to securely copy files from one computer to another using Secure Shell (SSH).
• For example: (From local to remote) scp secret.txt ubuntu@192.168.1.30:/home/ubuntu/transferred.txt
• For example: (From remote to local) scp ubuntu@192.168.1.30:/home/ubuntu/documents.txt notes.txt

HTTP Server

• HTTP server is used to serve files from one computer to another.
• To start a simple http server using python, run python3 -m http.server 8000 on machine 1.
• The files can then be accessed in another computer by navigating to http://<MACHINE1_IP>:8000