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Other Useful Commands
Use man or info to find out more about the following selection of commands.
Subsections
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
P.D. Gronbech (IT Staff) 2015-10-02
