EE171
EE171
Electrical Engineering Department
Portland State University
Portland, OR
Some Useful Commands
Text Editors
pico (recommended for new UNIX users)
vi
emacs
xedit
Email Programs
pine (recommended for new UNIX users)
elm
mail
netscape
Printing
lpr -Plw10 "file" (prints "file" to the printer lw10)
lpq -Plw10 (queries the printer lw10 for the queue list or print jobs)
lprm -Plw10 (cancels any print job that you sent to printer lw10)
Unix Commands
ls (list contents of directory)
cd "directory_name" (change directory to "directory_name")
cd .. (cd to the parent directory)
cd (without "directory_name"; cd to home directory)
mkdir "directory_name" (creates a directory "directory_name")
cp "file1" "file2" (copies "file1" to "file2")
cp -r "directory1" "directory2" (copies "directory1" to "directory2")
mv "file1" "file2" (moves/renames "file1" to "file2")
mv "directory1" "directory2" (moves/renames "directory1" to "directory2")
rm "file" (erases/removes "file")
rm -r "directory" (erases/removes "directory")
man "command" (gives the manual page for the "command")
man -k "search_term" (search the manual pages for "search_term")
more "file" (views the "file" one page at a time)
passwd (changes the user password)