| Desired Action |
Command |
|---|
| Get information about a UNIX command |
man Command |
| Get UNIX commands for a given topic |
man -k Topic |
| Create a directory |
mkdir DirName |
| Change working directory to home directory |
cd |
| Change working directory to arbitrary directory |
cd DirName |
| List contents of working directory |
ls |
| List contents of arbitrary directory |
ls DirName |
| List contents of directory in detail |
ls -l DirName |
| List all (hidden) files in directory |
ls -a DirName |
| Remove an empty directory |
rmdir DirName |
| Remove a non-empty directory |
rm -r DirName |
| Remove a file |
rm FileName |
| Rename a file or directory |
mv OldName NewName |
| Move a file to a different directory |
mv FileName DirName |
| Copy a file |
cp OriginalName CopyName |
| Copy a directory and all its subdirectories |
cp -r OriginalName CopyName |
| Clear the screen/window |
clear |
| Record what appears on the screen |
script |
| Edit a file |
emacs FileName |
| Translate a self-contained C++ source program |
g++ SourceFileName -o ExecFileName |
| (Separately) Compile a C++ program |
g++ -c SourceFileName |
| Link C++ object files |
g++ File1.o ... Filen.o -o ExecFile |