Unix Commands Summary
As students of ECET 445, you will be heavily interacting with a GNU/Linux shell or command line interface. You will be using many text-based commands in order to execute and complete your assignments, labs, and, most importantly, your exams.
The following is a list of a number of the UNIX commands available on this server.
| Command | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ls | list files in current directory | ls(this will list all the files in our present working directory) |
| cd | change the current directory | cd public_html(this will move into the directory called "public_html") |
| pwd | display the current directory | pwd(this will tell us which directory we're currently in) |
| cp | copy file(s) | cp test.html mydir/test2.html(this will copy a file called "test.html" into the directory called "mydir" and name the new file "test2.html") |
| mv | move file(s) | mv one.html two.html(this will rename the file "one.html" to "two.html") mv one.html mydir/(this will move the file "one.html" to the directory called "mydir") |
| rm | delete file(s) | rm test.html(this will delete the file called "test.html") rm -r mydir/(this will delete the directory called "mydir" and all the files/directories within it) |
| nano | edit a text file | nano first.html(this will edit the existing file called "first.html" or create a new file if it does not yet exist) |
| mkdir | make directory | mkdir mydir(this will create a directory called "mydir") |
| rmdir | remove directory | rmdir mydir(this will remove the directory called "mydir") |
| wget | download file | wget http://www.google.com/intl/en/images/logo.gif(this will download the Google logo and place it in the current directory) |
