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UNIX
Command Definition Dictionary
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Unix,
for better or worse ussually assumes that you know what you are
doing and does what you ask without comfirming what you have done!
Carefull when deleting because once it's gone, it's really gone!
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| Unix Command | Command Definition | Notes |
| man | "man" is the Unix equivalent of "help" | |
| pwd | This will display (print) the working directory listings This command will answer the question where am I? | A common problem is losing track of where you are during a telnet session; this will give you the answer! |
| ls | Lists the current directory | directory names are followed by a / |
| ls -alg | Lists the current directory with details | displays the contents of your current directory, including system (dot) files that contain instructions for your account Here you can access permissions, owners, file sizes, date and time of last modified. |
| whoami | displays your user id | |
| cd cd .. |
Changes the directory Moves you up one directory |
This command changes you to the directory that you were at when you first logged in |
| quota -v | Displays the quota of space you have available to you on the server | |
| cp | Copies one file to another. You will get an error if you use this for directories. | This does not display output unless there is a problem |
| cp -r | This variation of cp is used to copy a directory and all its contents to another directory | |
| mkdir | Makes a directory | this is used to create directories and subdirectories within your account |
| mv | Moves files and directories from one place to another. This is where you rename aswell! | just type mv oldfilename newfilename then use the ls command to verify that the name has been changed. |
| rm | Removes files | This works without confirming your request so be careful. Once its gone, its gone immiately |
| rmdir | Removes a directory | The directory must be empty |
| rm -r | This removes directories with files | BE SURE, Carefull ect |
| pico | A simple full-screen text editor. By typing the command followed by the file name you can open the file and edit it. |
The help file is Control-G |
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