Subject: UNIX Command Summary

Software Category: system
Supported by: ACS

Description:

A brief listing of basic UNIX commands. These commands can be entered at a UNIX prompt.

Getting Started:

 Type This       For This Function

 cd              change to another directory     
 cp              copy a file                    
 dvips filename  to print a dvi file on a PostScript printer
 fs lq           list directory quota
 fs whereis ~    find server for your home directory
 lpr filename    print a file                  
 ls              list a directory's contents  
 ls -a           list a directory's contents, including " dot " files
 ls -R           list a directory's files and subdirectories      
 ls -s           list files in block sizes                       
 mkdir           make a new directory                       
 more filename   view the contents of a file              
 mv              rename (move) a file                     
 rm              remove a file                           
 rmdir           remove a directory

Documentation:

On line manual pages are available for most UNIX commands. To read man pages, enter the command mancommand at a UNIX prompt, replacing command with the name of the command you wish to read about.

For general information about working with files, refer to Memo RPI.113, Using UNIX: The Rensselaer Computing System (RCS).

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