Some Useful UNIX Commands
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UNIX Command
Function
Information
man
Display manual information
apropos
Find information regarding keyword
whoami
Who is logged in on this terminal
history
List of commands typed in this session
du
Show your Disk Usage space amount
Directories
cd (cd ..)
Change Directory (go to parent folder)
mkdir
Make new directory
cpdir
Copy Directory and contents
mv
Move (rename) directory
pushd
Change to new directory, save current
popd
Change back to prior directory
pwd
Print Working Directory
Files
ls (ls -l)
List files in directory (List with status)
more
Show file contents by screenfuls
cp
Copy a file
mv
Move (rename) a file
rm
Remove file (not reversable!)
chmod (chmod o+rx)
Change mode (publically readable, executable)
Special Control
<ctrl> - c
kill currently running job
<ctrl> - z
suspend currently running job (to background)
*
match anything wildcard
login
login as a new user
logout
logout and leave computer
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(other commands: telnet, jobs, kill, &, finger, !, passwd, source)
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