Just because you may need them some day, below is a list of a few commands that you can give UNIX (usually while you are in a Telnet session). One of the most important commands that you need to know is man. This command gives you the manual page for the command you want to know more about. For instance, if you need to know how to use the "ls" command, type "man ls" and you will have more information than you know what to do with all about the "ls" command. An extensive list of UNIX commands can be retrieved with the command "man intro". For help on the "man" command try "man man"!
Below is a form that will return a man page for any UNIX command. Just enter the command you want in the field below. You can ignore the section selection if you don't know where your command is. It will search for you.
| cal | display a calendar |
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| cd | change working directory |
| cp | copy files |
| date | display or set the date |
| df | report free disk space on file systems |
| finger | display information about users |
| ftp | file transfer program |
| kill | send a signal to a process, or terminate a process |
| logout | logs you out and closes the terminal |
| ls | list the contents of a directory |
| man | display reference manual pages |
| mkdir | make a directory |
| more | browse or page through a text file |
| mv | move or rename files |
| passwd | change password information |
| ps | display the status of current processes |
| pwd | display the pathname of the current working directory |
| rm | remove files or directories |
| rmdir | remove directories |
| telnet | open a telnet session to another system |
| users | display a compact list of users logged in |
| w | who is logged in, and what are they doing |
| whatis | display a one-line summary about a keyword |
| who | who is logged in on the system |
There are many good references on UNIX. Some of the best are published by O'Reilly and Associates.