Ask HN: Whats the first command you run on a new server?

When you get access to a new server via ssh, what's the first command you run? ls? nproc? lsb_release -a? uname -a?

8 points | by fragmede 20 hours ago

20 comments

Who, what, when, where, how, am I?

    whoami
    uname -a; cat /etc/issue
    date
    pwd; curl http://ipv4.icanhazip.com
    df -h; free -h; # htop

wazzaps 7 hours ago
apt install fish && chsh -s /usr/bin/fish && curl https://github.com/wazzaps.keys >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
If I'm manually running commands on a server it means I'll likely use it interactively a lot, might as well not suffer
d3Xt3r 10 hours ago
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vps2arch/vps2arch/master/v... | bash
abotsis 14 hours ago
Was going to say /bin/init but your question was too well scoped. So “apt install htop”.
lp92 17 hours ago
Ls
taylankasap 2 hours ago
whoami
pwd
ls -la
yuuu 18 hours ago
ls
runarb 18 hours ago
w
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- richstokes 16 hours ago
  Correct
Grombobulous 18 hours ago
sudo tail -f /var/log/cloud-init-output.log
jwstillwater 17 hours ago
apt install man
I’m not kidding! That man.db is a light in the dark!
hulitu 6 hours ago
command.com
jkahrs595 15 hours ago
curl ascii.live/rick
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- fragmede 15 hours ago
  ssh funky.nondeterministic.computer
Aspos 16 hours ago
sudo apt install mc
mkj 13 hours ago
dmesg
hanstyle 14 hours ago
history
wanderingpixel 14 hours ago
uname -a
aranaur 18 hours ago
ls
hushpadapp 7 hours ago
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ksudb 19 hours ago
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