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Neurotoxin Internet Services Unix Survival Guide
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So you have gone and logged into a unix box and are wondering "Now What"
Here is a brief set of unix commands that should allow you do survive the experience.
The format of the commands will be "command parameter [parameter] ..."
Any parameter in square braces "[parameter]" is optional
| Command | Useful flags | Synopsys | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exit | Log off of the current session | In other words, get me out of here | ||
| passwd | Change your password | Your chosen password will be rejected if it is found in the system dictionary | ||
| ls [path] | -a -l --help | list the files in the designated directory |
Some useful directories are "." (the current directory) ".." (parent directory) and "~" (your home directory) Unix uses full regular expressions for wildcards, so "*" indicates all files, "*.*" indicates all files with a period "."in the filename. Filenames that start with a period "." are normally invisible | |
| cd [path] | Change the current directory | If you don't provide a path, cd will send you to your home directory | ||
| rm filename ... | -i -r -v -f --help | Remove one or more files | Be careful with this one, there is no undo | |
| mv filename filename | --help | Move a file or a directory from one location to another | This is also how you rename files and directories | |
| man command | -a --help | Format and display the on-line manual pages | This is where I am getting a bulk of the information I am presenting here |
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