ESSENTIAL UNIX Commands

Command	Example	Description
1. ls	ls ls -alF	Lists files in current directory List in long format
2. cd	cd tempdir cd .. cd ~dhyatt/web-docs	Change directory to tempdir Move back one directory Move into dhyatt's web-docs directory
3. mkdir	mkdir graphics	Make a directory called graphics
4. rmdir	rmdir emptydir	Remove directory (must be empty)
5. cp	cp file1 web-docs cp file1 file1.bak	Copy file into directory Make backup of file1
6. rm	rm file1.bak rm *.tmp	Remove or delete file Remove all file
7. mv	mv old.html new.html	Move or rename files
8. more	more index.html	Look at file, one page at a time
9. lpr	lpr index.html	Send file to printer
10. man	man ls	Online manual (help) about command

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