E115 Basic Unix Commands

pwd

tells you what directory you are in (Print Working Directory)

man

gives access to the manual pages

cd

stands for Change Directory, helps navigate in the file system

cd ./

moves to the directory you are in

cd ../

moves up 1 directory

ls

List the contents of a directory

ls -a

list all files ( even hidden ones)

ls -al

list all files in the long format

mkdir

creates a directory

cp

Copy command (keeps the original in the same place)

mv

Move command

clear

Command that clears the terminal

rm

remove

rm -f

forced removal

rm -r

recursively: removes whole directories at once)

script

creates a log file

script -a

Append

(Allows user to continue to record on a previous log file)

~/

Command for home directory