SHELL COMMANDS

---- The following are commands used at the shell -- the "%" ----

% balance ... lists remaining money in account

% cat > filename ... easy way to create a file (see the link to Creating a File with "cat").

% cat file1 >> file2 ... concatenates file1 on the end of file2

% cd newdir ... change directory to "newdir"

% correct filename ... corrects spelling of text in "file"

% cp filename newfilename ... makes a copy of a file

% date ... gives date and time

% finger ... gives names & account numbers of current logins

% frm ... shows who mail is from

% from ... shows who mail is from

% help . .. tells about on-line help

% logout ... when you are finished working

% look [string] ... finds all words that match string

% ls ... lists contents of current directory

% mail ... to read mail

% mail usename ... sends mail to "user"

% mkdir directory.name ... makes a directory

% more filename ... prints file on screen one page at a time

% mv file1 file2 ... changes name of file1 to file2

% passwd ... changes password

% pwd ... "print working directory" - shows working directory name

% quota -v ... shows account disk-space use

% rm ... removes a file

% tset [type] .. tells computer what type of terminal you are using

% uptime ... shows number of users and load on machine

% vi filename ... creates or opens file for editing

% webster [word] ... gives definition, pronunciation and etymology of "word"

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