| Command |
Description |
ls dir |
List current (or specified) directory |
ls -al dir |
Show long listing of current (or specified) directory |
cd |
Change to home directory |
cd dir |
Change to specified directory |
pwd |
Show present working directory |
mkdir dir |
Make specified directory |
rm file1 ... n |
Remove file(s) |
rm -r dir1 ... n |
Remove directory or directories |
cp file1 file2 |
Make a copy of file1 called file2 |
mv file1 file2 |
Rename file1 to file2 |
mv dir1 dir2 |
Rename dir1 to dir2 |
mv file dir |
Move file to directory |
chmod ugo file |
Change read, write, execute permissions |
chmod ugo dir |
r(read)=4, w(write)=2, x(execute)=1
Add permissions, so 3=write and execute
Example: chmod 711 ~/www |
~ |
Same as home directory.
Example:cd ~/www |
. |
Same as current directory.
Example: cp ~/test . |
.. |
Same as directory above.
Example: cd ../../ |
* |
Same as all files.
Example: chmod 711 * |
| |
pipe output of one program to another.
Example: ls -al | grep word | more |
passwd |
Change password |
pqi |
Paper quota info |
showdq |
Show disk quota |
clear |
Clear the screen |
forward |
Forward your email |
rm .forward |
Stop forwarding your email |
