Basic List Of Unix Commands.
A Few Notices
You can also use the following two commands to learn more about another
command.
- apropos
gives you all the commands that have to do with that subject.
- man
gives you a detailed description of how to use that command.
Command Usage What it does.
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help {command} --help gives help on a specific
{command}
passwd passwd change your password
bye bye logout of engsoc
{TAB} {something}{TAB} writes really long filenames
the TAB key for you
e.g. you have a file called this_is_a_long_file.txt
so you type: this{TAB}
and it will give you this_is_a_long_file.txt at the prompt,
therefore you can do pico this{TAB} making it quicker to go edit the
file
cp cp filename directory copy a file to a directory
rm rm filename removes, deletes a file
mkdir mkdir directory name creates a new directory
rmdir rmdir directory name removes a directory
ls ls -[switch] lists files in directory
dir dir -[switch] lists files in directory
mv mv filename newfilename rename fileone to filetwo
mv filename directory moves file to directory
cls cls clear screen
df df -[switch] how much diskspace is used up in
percent on the server
du du -[switch] how much diskspace you are taken up
in your account in Kbytes
bc bc a simple calculator
more more filename read a text file
tail tail filename read the last few lines of a file
pico pico filename edit a text file
$EDITOR $EDITOR filename edit a text file
vi vi filename edit/view a text file
type ":q" to quit
without the quotes
search search filename search for a file in your
account
archie archie -[switch] name search for a file over the
internet
who who -[switch] show who is online and their
tty number
w w show who's online and what they
are doing
elm elm read/send email
pine pine read/send email
lynx lynx www browser
tin tin newsgroup reader
trn trn newsgroup reader
OR
rn rn newsgroup reader
ftp ftp sitename file transfer protocol
go onto other servers
e.g. ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu
login: anonymous
p.w.: email address (or something bogie like name@whatever)
ncftp ncftp sitename same as above but more
OR elaborate, makes a list of
ncftp sites you've been too
telnet telnet sitename log onto another server (or host)
irc irc talk to people around the world
for more info on this check out the newsgroups and the FAQ!
WARNING: this is addictive!!
sz sz -[switch] download from your account to
your home computer (ZMODEM)
type sz to get switches
rz rz upload from home computer to
your account (ZMODEM)
ytalk ytalk username chat with one or more online
e.g: ytalk thewrath users
talk talk username chat with an online user
e.g: talk thewrath
write write user [tty] send a message to an online
user
e.g: write thewrath ttyp0 {enter}
message
ctrl-C to quit
mesg mesg y allow people to write and talk
to you
mesg n disallow people to write and talk
to you
finger finger -[switch] tells you of users at a
user user@host specified address
(the above should all
be on the same line)
uudecode uudecode filename convert *.uue files to *.???
uuencode uuencode filename convert *.??? files to *.uue
zip zip -[switch] allows you to compress files
in the pkzip, gzip, UnixZip
formats (using the appropriate
switch)
unzip unzip -[switch] allows you to uncompress files
in the formats listed above in
zip (using the approriate switch)
gzip gzip -[switch] filename compress to name.gz
gunzip gunzip -[switch] filename uncompress name.gz files
tar tar -[switch] filename uncompress tar files
(multi format uncompressor,
.gz, .Z, .tar)
(this is basically all you'll need for now. i might of forgotten some
important commands in this text so if you think of any, don't be afraid to
let me know)
