UNIX COMMANDS LEARNED TO DATE

UNIX COMMANDS LEARNED TO DATE

man command manual, help

man –k word -k means keyword

ls list contents of the directory

cat concatenate, display a file

gcc C compiler

g++ C++ compiler

finger user Used to get information about a user

411 user UNC specific, used to get information about a user

xclock A clock program, in X-Windows

xcalc A calculator, in X-Windows

xeyes Just for fun, in X-Windows

!! Re-execute the last command

!letter Re-execute the last command starting with letter

cd Change directory

cd .. Go up one directory

cd ~username UNC specific, change to a user’s home directory

mkdir Make directory

rmdir Remove directory

& Puts process in background

ctrl-Z Suspends process

fg Brings suspended process to foreground

ps lists processes

cp copies a file

mv moves (renames) a file

rm deletes (removes) a file

kill -9 id kills a process number id

ftp used to transfer a file from one system to another

open location opens a remote system like cs.eagle.unc.edu

get/put gets (or puts) files on the remote system

mget/mput gets/puts multiple files at once

bin/ascii specifies binary or ascii mode

lcd/cd change directory (locally or remotely)

ls lists contents of a directory

pwd prints the directory you are in

prompt toggles prompt during mput/mget

mkdir makes a directory

! exits to a shell

exit goes back to ftp from a shell

help gets help