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COMMAND LIST
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cd
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cd [dir]
The
cd command changes your current working directory to the directory
you specify.
DOS
Equivalent: cd |
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pwd
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pwd
The pwd command
prints your current (or present) working directory.
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Ls
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Ls [dir]
The Ls
command lists the files and subdirectories in the directory
you specify. If not directory is specified, a list of the files
and subdirectories in the current working directory is displayed.
You can add some additional arguments to customize the list display.
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Ls -f
Will append
a forward slash to the subdirectory names so you can easily distinguish
them from file names.
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Ls -a
Will show
all "hidden files". Hidden files begin with a ".", i.e. ".htaccess"
files.
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Ls -l
Will show
detailed information about each file and directory, including permissions,
ownership, file size, and when the file was last modified.
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Ls -al
Will show a list of all file names (including hidden files and a
forward slash will be appended to directory names.
DOS
Equivalent: dir |
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cat
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cat [file]
Displays
the contents of the filename you specify. If you want to
display the file one screen at a time try "cat
[file] | more" or simply "more
[file]"
DOS
Equivalent: type |
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mkdir
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mkdir [dir]
The mkdir
command makes a new directory with the name, directory, that
you specify. Simply type "mkdir
[dir]" and hit return.
DOS
Equivalent: md or mkdir
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rmdir
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rmdir [dir]
The rmdir
command removes the directory that you specify. Simply type
"rmdir [dir]"
and hit return.
DOS
Equivalent: rd or rmdir
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cp
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cp [from] [to]
The cp command
copies a source-file to a target-file. Simply type "cp
[from] [to]" and hit return. You can specify pathnames
as part of the file specification. If target-file exists then it
is overwritten.
DOS
Equivalent: copy |
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MV
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MV [from] [to]
The MV command
renames a file or moves it to a new location. Simply type "MV
[from] [to]" and hit return. You can specify pathnames
as part of the file specification. If target-file exists then it
is overwritten.
DOS
Equivalent: rename |
| rm
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rm [file]
The rm command
deletes (removes) a file. Simply type "rm
[file]" and hit return. You can specify pathnames as
part of the file specification.
DOS
Equivalent: del |
grep
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grep [pattern] [files]
The grep command
finds lines in files that match specified text patterns. Simply
type "grep [pattern]
[files]" and hit return. You can specify pathnames as
part of the file specification. For example if you want to search
for a patter "gif" in all html files in your current working directory,
you would type "grep
gif *.html" and hit return. The grep command would then
list all occurrences of "gif" it finds in .html files in the current
working directory. |
| tar
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tar [options] [tarfile] [files]
The tar command
copies a file or files to or from an archive. To put all the files
in a directory into one tar format file, simply type "tar
cvf tarfile directory" at a Telnet command prompt and
replace tarfile with the name you want to call your archived file,
and replace directory with the name of the directory that contains
the files you want to tar.
To
extract the files from a tar format archive, simply type "tar
-xvf [tarfile]" at a Telnet command prompt and replace
tarfile with the name of the archived file you are extracting.
For
example, you could type "tar
cvf pages.tar htdocs" at a Telnet command prompt to archive
the files in the htdocs directory to a tar format file called pages.tar.
To
view the contents of the pages.tar tarfile without extracting them,
type "tar tvf pages.tar".
This will display all files that are included in the tar archive.
You
could also type "tar
xvf pages.tar" at a Telnet command prompt to extract
into the current directory the files in the archive pages.tar. |
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zip
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zip [options] [zipfile] [files] The
zip command compresses a file or list of files into a zip format
archive file. This command is compatible with pkzip on a PC. Simply
type "zip [zipfile] [file1]
[file2] [file3]" at a Telnet command prompt and replace
zipfile with the name you want to use for your compressed zip archive
file, and replace fileX with the name of the file(s) you want to
compress into the zip archive.
For
example, type "zip backup.zip
home.html index.html" at a Telnet command prompt to compress
and archive the files called home.html and index.html into the file
called backup.zip.
DOS
Equivalent: pkzip
NOT AVAILABLE FOR SOLARIS |
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unzip
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unzip [options] [zipfile]
The unzip command extracts a zip format archive file. This command
is compatible with pkunzip files from a PC. Simply type "unzip
zipfile" at a Telnet command prompt and replace zipfile
with the name of your zip format archive file.
For
example, type "unzip
-aL old.zip" at a Telnet command prompt to extract files
contained in the archive called old.zip. The "-aL"
are options that are generally useful when unzipping files created
on a PC.
DOS Equivalent: pkunzip
NOT AVAILABLE FOR SOLARIS |
| compress
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compress [files]
The compress
command shrinks a file or files into compressed versions to save
space on your Virtual Server. This command is good for you to use
on your log files when they get very large. Simply type "compress
[filename(s)]" at a Telnet command prompt and replace
filename(s) with the name of your files you want to compress.
For example,
type "compress access_log
agent_log" at a Telnet command prompt to compress the
access_log and agent_log files. The compressed files will then be
access_log.Z and agent_log.Z. |
| uncompress
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uncompress [files]
The uncompress
command expands a compressed file or set of compressed files. Simply
type "uncompress [file(s)]"
and hit return. |
