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UNIX Commands



Commands for the UNIX operating system are case sensitive. UNIX commands are typically lower case. There can be up to three parts for each command i.e. command [options] arguments. Below are some common UNIX commands with descriptions and examples.

UNIX
Command
Description
of UNIX Command
Example
of UNIX Command
apropos Commands for a specific topic. apropos mail
cd Change directory. cd /usr/
cd .. Go back one directory level. cd ..
cp Copy a file. cp oldfilename newfilename
chgrp Change root of directory or file. chgrp root filename
chown Change ownership of director or file. chown admin filename
chmod Set permissions on directory or file. chmod 755 filename
date Displays current day, date and time. date
file Display file type. file filename
finger Displays who is logged in, or displays information about users. finger
finger login-name
gzip Compresses a file. gzip filename
gunzip Uncompresses a file. gunzip filename
help A list of online help topics or help on a specific topic. help
help mail
less Displays the file with minimal space. less filename
logout End your session. logout
mail Read and send email messages. mail
man A list of manuals or a manual on a specific command. man
man mail
mkdir Make a directory. mkdir directory-name
more Displays the contents of a file with page breaks. more filename
mv Rename a file or directory or move a file to another directory. mv oldfilename newfilename
mv /etc/filename /usr/filename
pico A basic text editor. pico
pico filename
pine Read and send email messages. Has more features than mail. pine
ps Reports the status of the currently running processes. ps
ps options
pwd Displays current directory path. pwd
quota -v Displays current disk usage and limits. quota -v
rm Remove (delete) a file. rm filename
rmdir Remove a directory. rmdir directory-name
sort Sort the lines of a text file alphabetically. sort filename
vi Text editor. vi
vi filename
w Indicates who is currently logged in with more information than "who." w
whatis A description of a specific command. whatis mail
who Indicates who is currently logged in. who
./ Execute a program from the command line. ./filename
* Wildcard. rm abc*.pl
(This will delete all files starting with abc and ending with .pl)




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