diff --git a/cai/tools/reconnaissance/generic_linux_command.py b/cai/tools/reconnaissance/generic_linux_command.py
index e69de29b..27de5856 100644
--- a/cai/tools/reconnaissance/generic_linux_command.py
+++ b/cai/tools/reconnaissance/generic_linux_command.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""
+This is used to create a generic linux command.
+"""
+from cai.tools.common import run_command  # pylint: disable=import-error
+
+
+def generic_linux_command(command: str = "", args: str = "", ctf=None) -> str:
+    """
+    A simple tool to do a linux command.
+
+    Args:
+        command: The name of the command
+        args: Additional arguments to pass to the command
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The output of running the linux command
+    """
+    command = f'{command} {args}'
+    return run_command(command, ctf=ctf)