| logger | Writes MESSAGE to the system log |
| login | Begins a new session on the system |
| logname | Prints the name of the current user |
| logread | Shows the messages from syslogd |
| losetup | Associates LOOPDEVICE with file |
| ls | Lists directory contents |
| lsmod | Lists the currently loaded kernel modules |
| makedevs | Creates a range of block or character special files |
| md5sum | Prints or checks MD5 checksums |
| mesg | mesg controls write access to your terminal |
| mkdir | Creates directory entries |
| mkfifo | Creates a named pipe (identical to mknod name p) |
| mkfsminix | Makes a MINIX file system |
| mknod | Creates a special file (block, character, or pipe) |
| mkswap | Prepares a disk partition to be used as a swap partition |
| mktemp | Creates a temporary file with its name based on TEMPLATE |
| modprobe | Used for high-level module loading and unloading |
| more | Filter for viewing files one screenful at a time |
| mount | Mounts a file system |
| mt | Controls magnetic tape drive operation |
| mv | Renames and/or moves files |
| nameif | Renames a network interface while in the down state |
| nc | Netcat opens a pipe to IP:port |
| netstat | Netstat displays Linux networking information |
| nslookup | Queries the nameserver for the IP address of the given host |