UNIX Shell Commands

Whether your UNIX uses a Bourne-style shell or the C shell, you can do some simple typing to execute a range of commands. The following list shows a list of commands and what to type to execute them:

To Do This	Type This	To Do This	Type This
Cancel a command	Ctrl+U, Ctrl+X, or @	List filenames with sizes and dates	ls -l
Change the working directory to /usr	cd/ usr	List hidden files too	ls -al
Change the working directory back to your home directory	cd	List files and pause when screen is full	ls | more
Copy a file	cp oldfile newfile	Look at a text file	cat letter
Copy a file to another directory	cp oldfile dirname	Look at a long text file	more letter
Copy a bunch of files to another directory	cp budget* dirname	Make a new link (name) for a file	ln oldname newname
Copy all the files in this directory and in all its subdirectories	cp -r * newdir	Make new links (names) for files in a directory	ln dirname/* newdir
Erase a file	rm junkfile	Combine two files	cat file1 file2 > newfile
Rename a file	mv oldname newname	Compare two files	diff file1 file2
Move a file to another directory	mv oldfile dirname	Look at the manual page for the ls command	man ls
List filenames	ls	Change your password	passwd

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