General Unix Commands :
Command | Example | Description |
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1. ls | ls ls -alF | Lists files in current directory List in long format |
2. cd | cd tempdir cd .. cd ~dhyatt/web-docs | Change directory to tempdir Move back one directory Move into dhyatt's web-docs directory |
3. mkdir | mkdir graphics | Make a directory called graphics |
4. rmdir | rmdir emptydir | Remove directory (must be empty) |
5. cp | cp file1 web-docs cp file1 file1.bak | Copy file into directory Make backup of file1 |
6. rm | rm file1.bak rm *.tmp | Remove or delete file Remove all file |
7. mv | mv old.html new.html | Move or rename files |
8. more | more index.html | Look at file, one page at a time |
9. lpr | lpr index.html | Send file to printer |
10. man | man ls | Online manual (help) about command |