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Desired Action |
Command |
|---|---|
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Get information about a UNIX command |
man Command |
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Get UNIX commands for a given topic |
man -k Topic |
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Create a directory |
mkdir DirName |
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Change working directory to home directory |
cd |
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Change working directory to arbitrary directory |
cd DirName |
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List contents of working directory |
ls |
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List contents of arbitrary directory |
ls DirName |
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List contents of directory in detail |
ls -l DirName |
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List all (hidden) files in directory |
ls -a DirName |
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Remove an empty directory |
rmdir DirName |
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Remove a non-empty directory |
rm -r DirName |
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Remove a file |
rm FileName |
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Rename a file or directory |
mv OldName NewName |
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Move a file to a different directory |
mv FileName DirName |
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Copy a file |
cp OriginalName CopyName |
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Copy a directory and all its subdirectories |
cp -r OriginalName CopyName |
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Clear the screen/window |
clear |
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Record what appears on the screen |
script |
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Edit a file |
xemacs FileName |
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Translate a self-contained Java source program |
javac SourceFileName |
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Run a Java program |
java ClassName |