UNIX commands
| Command | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| tab | Autocomplete | Docu *tab* zal Documents (of een andere map / bestand die met Docu begint) invulen |
| Pijl omhoog | Vorige command | Haal het vorige commando op, meerdere keren pijltje omhoog scrollt terug in de geschiedenis van je terminal commandos |
| right click | paste from clipboard | paste contents of clipboard in terminal |
| ls | directory listing | ls -al /bin ls -lR ~/Desktop |
| cd | change to directory | cd cd Desktop cd ~/Desktop cd .. (ga 1 map omhoog) cd /etc |
| pwd | show current directory | pwd |
| mkdir/rmdir | create/remove directory | mkdir scripting rmdir scripting |
| chmod | change file/directory permissions | chmod 755 myscript.sh chmod 700 mydirectory chmod 644 myfile |
| man | on-line help | man man man ls man ascii |
| cat | show a file's contents | cat /etc/passwd |
| more | like cat, but page by page | more /etc/passwd cat averylongfile | more |
| rm | remove file | rm mytestfile |
| cp | copy file or directory | cp mytestfile yourtestfile cp -r scripts morescripts |
| mv | rename/move file | mv mytestfile yourtestfile mv mytestfile /dev/null |
| echo | write arguments to the standard output | echo "Hello" echo $PATH |
| which | show which executable (if any) will be used | which ls which mozilla which which |
| grep | search in files | grep -i something *.java |
| find | find files | find . -name \*test\* find . find . -name \*.mp3 -exec play {} \; find -mtime 0 |
| head / tail | show first/last lines of a file | head -20 myfile tail -20 myfile tail -f myfile |
| history and bang | show and use history of commands | history !! !23 ls !$ |
| tar | create or unpack archives | tar cvf tarfile.tar *.jpg tar xvf tarfile.tar |
| top | show list of processes | top -o cpu |