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Contents
UNIX
Subsections
Summary
Introduction
Control Characters
UNIX Command History
Command Recall
Filename Completion
File Specification
Command Syntax
Wildcard Characters
Basic File Commands
Type
Edit
Print
Copy
Rename
Delete
Dealing with odd file names
Basic Directory Commands
List
Create
Delete
Define Current (working) Directory
Redirecting Input and Output
The HELP System
The Info System
Mail
Introduction
Other Useful Commands
bg - Move job to background
chmod - Change protection on file
diff - Show differences between files
df - Disk free space
du - Disk usage
fg - Move job to foreground
find - Find files in a directory tree
ftp - File transfer to other computers
grep - Search file for character string
gv - Display PostScript (e.g. .ps or .eps) file
gzip - Compress/uncompress file
jobs - List jobs owned by current user
kill - Kill job
locate - Find file anywhere in the system
ldd - List dynamic libraries
logout - Ends process on computer
more - List file one screen at a time
yppasswd - Change your password
ps - List processes
scp - Secure copy to copy files to/from a remote computer
ssh - Secure shell to login remotely
tar - Store/extract directory tree in/from a single file
top - To see top CPU on the system
wc - Count characters, words or lines is a file
which - Shows the full path of a command
who - List users
xv - Display graphics (e.g. .gif or .jpeg) file
Aliases
P.D. Gronbech (IT Staff) 2015-10-02
