- acroread {filename}
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PDF viewer.
- cat {FileName}
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Prints out ( to the screen ) the contents of the named file.
You can not see non-text file with this command.
- cd {DirName}
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Change current directory. Without a "DirName", it will return
you to your home directory. Otherwise, it takes you to the directory named.
- cp {filename(s)} {path}
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Copies files from one directory/filename to another.
"cp f1 f2" makes a file "f2" identical to "f1". "cp *.c src/" copies
all files that end in ".c" into the "src" directory.
- exit
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Exits and Disconnects your network connection. You can also use "logout".
- emacs {filename}
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Text editor. If filename is present, it will start editing that file.
Type "-x -s" to save the editing file.
Type "-x -c" to exit from emacs.
- ftp {address}
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"ftp" transfers files to and from a remote network site.
After connecting, "ls" will print out the files in the current directory,
and "get filename"/"put filename" will transfer the named file into/from
your local directory.
Be sure to type "binary" before transferring non-ascii ( executable,
compressed, archived, etc ) files. To exit "ftp" session type "bye".
There are many ftp-sites that will let you log in as "anonymous".
- ghostview {filename}
- gv {filename}
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PostScript Viewer.
- lpr {filename}
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Queues file "filename" to be printed on "printer".
See the
local information about our printers.
- ls {directory}
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Shows directory listing. If no "directory" is specified, "ls" prints
the names of the files in the current directory. Type "ls -l" to get
more information about the files and directories.
- mail {mail address}
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Send/Read e-mail messages. If no "login-name" is specified,
"mail" checks to see if you have any mail in your mail box.
You can find many other useful tools to read/send e-mails.
Many users in our system seem to use "pine".
- man {command name}
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Shows the full manual page entry for "command name".
Please try "man man" for details.
- mkdir {directory}
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Create a directory.
- more {filename}
- less {filename}
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Displays the contents of a file with pagebreaks.
"less" is more powerful than "more".
- mv {filename} {path}
- mv {filename1} {filename2}
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Moves "filename" to "path" or Renames "filename1" to "filename2".
- pwd
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Shows current working directory path.
- rm {filename(s)}
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Removes files.
- rmdir {directory}
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Remove directories.
- ssh {address}
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Login securely to remote machine.
- tar xf {TAR filename}
- tar cf {TAR filename} {filenames}
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Extract/Store files from/into an archive file.
You may need to use this command, because some of the scientific
data are distributed with TAR archive formats.
- vi {filename}
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Screen oriented text editor. I (KY) always use this to write programs.
But, I guess, you will prefer "emacs" or other ones.
- yppasswd
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Interactively changes your password.