Common UNIX Commands
bdf(1M) | report number of free disk blocks (Berkeley version) |
bdiff(1) | diff for large files |
cal(1) | print calendar |
calendar | return the MPE calendar date |
calendar(1) | reminder service |
cat(1) | concatenate, copy, and print files |
cb(1) | C program beautifier, formatter |
cc, c89(1) | C compiler |
cd(1) | change working directory |
cflow | generate C flow graph |
chdir, chdir(2) | change working directory |
chmod(1) | change file mode |
chown, chgrp(1) | change file owner or group |
chsh | change default login shell |
cmp(1) | compare two files |
compress, uncompress, zcat | compress and expand data |
core | format of core image file |
cp | copy files and directory subtrees |
cpio | copy file archives in and out |
cpp | the C language preprocessor |
csh | a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax |
cut | cut out (extract) selected fields of each line of a file |
date | print or set the date and time |
df | report number of free disk blocks |
diff | differential file and directory comparator |
dos2ux, ux2dos | convert ASCII file format |
doschmod | change attributes of a DOS file |
doscp | copy to or from DOS files |
dosdf | report number of free disk clusters |
dosls, dosll | list contents of DOS directories |
dosmkdir | make a DOS directory |
ftp | file transfer program |
grep, egrep, fgrep | search a file for a pattern |
head | give first few lines |
help | ask for help |
id | print user and group IDs and names |
kermit | kermit file transfer |
kill | terminate a process |
ksh, rksh | shell, the standard/restricted command programming language |
lp, cancel, lpalt | send/cancel/alter requests to an LP line printer or plotter |
ls, l, ll, lsf, lsr, lsx(1) | list contents of directories |
mail, rmail | send mail to users or read mail |
make(1) | maintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs |
man | find manual information by keywords; print out a manual entry |
mkdir | make a directory |
passwd | change login password |
pg | file perusal filter for soft-copy terminals |
rlogin | remote login |
rm | remove files or directories |
rmdir | remove directories |
script | make typescript of terminal session |
sh | overview of various system shells |
shells | list of allowed login shells |
sort | sort or merge files |
spell | find spelling errors |
vi | screen-oriented (visual) display editor |
wait | await process completion |
wc | word, line, and character count |
who | who is on the system |
whoami | print effective current user id |
whodo | which users are doing what |
write | interactively write (talk) to another user |
yppasswd | change login password in Network Information System |