Quick Commands

alias – this allows the user view the current aliases
awk – this allows the user to search for a pattern within a file
bdiff – compares two large files
bfs – scans a large file
cal – shows a calendar
cat – concatenates and prints a file
cc – c compiler
cd – changes directories
chgrb – changes a file groups ownership
chmod – changes the permission on a file
chown – changes the individual ownership of a file
cmp – compairs two files
comm – compares two files so as to determine which lines are common to both
cp – copies file to another location
cu – calls another unix sysytem
date – returns the date and time
df – shows all mounted drives on your machine
diff – displays the diference between two files
du – shows the disk usage in blocks for a directory
echo – echoes the data to the screen or file
ed – text editor
env – lists the current environment variables
ex – another text editor
expr – evaluates a mathmatical formula
find – finds a file
f77 – fortran complier
format – initializes a floppy disk
grep – searches for a pattern within a file
help – gives help
kill – stops a running process
ln – creates a link between two files
lpr – copies the file to the line printer
ls – lists the files in a directory
mail – allows the user to send/receive mail
mkdir – makes directory
more – displays a data file to the screen
mv – used to move or rename files
nohup – allows a command to continue running even when you log out
nroff – used to format text
passwd – changes your password
pkgadd – installs a new program onto your machine
ps – Lists the current processes running
pwd – displays the name of the working directory
rm – removes files
rmdir – removes directories
set – lists all the variables in the current shell
setenv – sets the environment variables
sleep – causes a process to become inactive
source – allows the user to execute a file and update any changed values in that file
sort – sorts files
spell – checks for spelling errors in a file
split – divides a file
stty – sets the terminal options
tail – displays the end of a file
tar – copies all specified files into one
touch – creates an empty file or updates the time/date stamp on a file
troff – outputs formatted output
tset – sets the terminal type
umask – specify a new creation mask
uniq – compairs two files
uucp – unix to unix execute
vi – full screen editor
vipw – opens the vi editor as well as password file for editing
volcheck – checks to see if there is a floppy disk mounted to your machine
wc – displays detail in the full size
who – inf. on other people online
write – send a message to another user
! – repeats commands

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