| COMMAND |
DESCRIPTION
|
| basename |
returns the base part (filename part) of a pathname |
| cal |
shows calender of any month or year |
| cat |
concatenates files, data together or to screen |
| chmod |
changes the access mode(s) of a file or files. "+" adds capabilities
while "-" deletes them. "x" is for execute, "w" is for write and "r" is
for read. |
| comm |
compares and contrast 2 sets of ordered lists (see sort) |
| compress |
compresses files quickly |
| cp |
copy - copy files |
| df |
shows free space on the disk(s) |
| dirname |
returns the directory part of a pathname |
| du |
shows how much space a directory and all its files occupies |
| echo |
unix echo command (used within scripting) |
| ed |
line editor with regular expression substitution |
| elm |
Mail read, post utility |
| egrep |
enhanced grep that can look or two or more patterns at once |
| env |
shows the environment, -s option gives a summary of bytes used |
| expr |
does arithmetic, substrings, string lengths, pattern matching |
| false |
returns false |
| find |
finds files bases on mod times, sizes, permissions, or name |
| fgrep |
fast version of grep that does not handle regular expressions |
| fold |
folds lines with more than 80 characters to just 80 and remainder |
| ftp |
a file transfer utility used heavily on the network |
| grep |
regular expression pattern finder, find any pattern in a file |
| head |
shows top 10 lines of any file |
| join |
joins two lines of text together (removes the newline separator) |
| lc |
lists files in columns |
| look |
finds a string quickly in a sorted file using binary search |
| ls |
list files in a directory |
| more |
show files a page at a time, takes multiple command arguments |
| mv |
move (rename) files, can cross directories and do multiple files |
| od |
octal dump, dislay binary data in human readable format |
| passwd |
change password utility |
| pine |
Mail read, post utility |
| pg |
page file(s) utility |
| pr |
used for formatting files before printing. |
| pwd |
return current working directory |
| rm |
remove files, or directories, can do recursive, -i prompts |
| rmdir |
remove an empty directory |
| rz |
receive file(s) using zmodem transfer |
| scosh |
SCO Unix, full screen menu system for terminal type connections |
| sed |
line editor, good for use in batch scripts, handles reg expressions |
| sleep |
sleep given number of seconds |
| sort |
full Unix sort, powerful, quick, numeric, on individual fields |
| strings |
see the error messages or text strings in a binary file |
| sum |
generate a checksum on a file or batch. |
| sz |
send files using zmodem transfer |
| tail |
show last 10 lines of a file |
| tee |
save output to a file and the screen at the same time |
| telnet |
a character based, terminal connection utility for use on the network |
| test |
test files for properties, test variables, expressions |
| true |
returns true, useful from within batch scripts, |
| vi |
very powerful screen based text editor |
| wc |
generates the count of characters, words, lines in any text file |
| what |
shows the revision, release of a binary file |
| yes |
returns y or any string you give it. Useful for batch scripts |
