# Linux Command Library

> 8966 manual pages, 30 basic categories and a bunch of general terminal tips.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.inspiredandroid.linuxcommandbibliotheca](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.inspiredandroid.linuxcommandbibliotheca)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.inspiredandroid.linuxcommandbibliotheca`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Simon Schubert
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 1,464,414
- **Rating:** 4.49 / 5 (8,033 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.8.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-06
- **First published:** 2015-01-02
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inspiredandroid.linuxcommandbibliotheca)
- **Website:** [http://linuxcommandlibrary.com](http://linuxcommandlibrary.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://schubert-simon.de/privacy/LinuxCommandLibraryPrivacy.txt](http://schubert-simon.de/privacy/LinuxCommandLibraryPrivacy.txt)

## Description

**Linux Command Library** is an offline reference for Linux commands, terminal usage, and system administration. It includes 8,966 manual pages organized across 30 categories, covering files and folders, networking, Git, SSH, package managers, shell scripting, text processing, system control, recovery, and more.

The app also provides practical terminal tips for command chaining, aliases, cron scheduling, permissions, redirection, cursor navigation, tab completion, background processes, and troubleshooting frozen applications. It includes references for editors such as Vim, Emacs, Nano, Pico, and Micro, along with topics including JSON, regular expressions, compression, backup, video and audio, and terminal games. The app works fully offline and contains no tracking software.

## Rankings

- #54,545 — Overall
- #77 — github

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `com.inspiredandroid.linuxcommandbibliotheca.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Most reviews praise the app as an easy-to-navigate, clean, well-designed Linux command reference that's highly useful for beginners and quick to reference. Users highlight its breadth of commands and handy formatting. While isolated concerns exist (formatting display issues, sporadic bugs, and a security/trojan claim tied to a prior resource), no consistent drawbacks are reported across multiple reviews. Overall sentiment is positive, emphasizing usefulness, accessibility, and solid design.

### Pros

- Extremely easy to navigate and well organized
- Clean interface and thoughtful design
- Comprehensive Linux command reference, especially helpful for beginners
- Fast, reliable reference for quick lookups
- Broad coverage of commands and useful guidance for learning

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