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Added top to the useful commands (#20551) 

* Added top the useful commands

The top command is one of the most useful command for the command line of linux. It should definitely be included in the list

* Fix backticks in 8, 9, 14 and 15
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@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ When starting out with linux, there are some basic commands everyone should know
- **Warning, this command is capable of destroying entire systems, use with caution**
 8. **touch** - creates file
- The touch command is used to create a file. It can be anything, from an empty txt file to an empty zip file. 'touch new.txt' will create a new file with name new.
- The `touch` command is used to create a file. It can be anything, from an empty txt file to an empty zip file. 'touch new.txt' will create a new file with name new.
 9. **mv** - move
- Use the mv command to move files through the command line. We can also use the mv command to rename a file. For example, if we want to rename the file “text” to “new”, we can use 'mv text new'.
- Use the `mv` command to move files through the command line. We can also use the mv command to rename a file. For example, if we want to rename the file “text” to “new”, we can use 'mv text new'.
- **Warning, this command is capable of destroying entire systems, use with caution**
 10. **right-click** - copy and paste
@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ When starting out with linux, there are some basic commands everyone should know
- Use `clear` to simply clear all output from your terminal.
14. **cp** - copy files and directories
- Use `cp` to copy a file or a direcotry with files inside it to another location using command 'cp CURRENT_FILE-LOCATION DESTINATION_FOLDER'. Add '-r' flag to copy a directory that is not empty.
- Use `cp` to copy a file or a direcotry with files inside it to another location using command `cp CURRENT_FILE-LOCATION DESTINATION_FOLDER`. Add `-r` flag to copy a directory that is not empty.
15. **grep** - The grep searches any given input files, selecting lines that match one or more patterns.
15. **top** - shows the system load
- Use `top` to get information about running processes of your system, the amount or RAM they allocate and the CPU percentage that they use. 'Top' is interactive so do not forget to press `q` when you want to quit.
16. **df -h** Checks disk space in human readable form
- Shows the size, amount used, amount available and capacity percentage of mounted drives/partitions.
17. **grep** - The grep searches any given input files, selecting lines that match one or more patterns.
- use `grep` to find a file, a directory, some text in the file/directory.
**Example:**
```sh
@ -61,10 +67,6 @@ When starting out with linux, there are some basic commands everyone should know
25409 s004 Ss 0:00.04 login -pf <user>
```
15. **df -h** Checks disk space in human readable form
- Shows the size, amount used, amount available and capacity percentage of mounted drives/partitions.
### Useful Resources for Practice:
- [JSLinux](https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?url=https://bellard.org/jslinux/buildroot-x86.cfg): Run the terminal inside your browser. Great for practice.
- [LearnShell](https://www.learnshell.org/): Interactive Linux shell (terminal) tutorials.