Linux - command line commands.

[crouse]

I wrote these up a while back just for my own reference as I started out with Linux.

Here is a few of the more common commands. Feel free to add to the list Couldn't remember if this list was already posted or not. Didn't find anything on a search, so decided to post it.... hope it isn't a double post.

xkill Kills a running program
exit Exits the terminal
reboot Reboots the system
halt Shutsdown the computer
startx Starts xwindows from terminal
man man(command)shows help files
info info(command) shows help files
--help (command)--help shows help files
su Allow you to login as Super User

ls "Lists" the contents of the directory
pwd Displays "present working directory"
cd cd (name) change directory TOname)
mkdir mkdir (name) Makes new directory
rmdir rmdir (name) Removes directory
clear Clears the terminal window

date Displays current date and time
cal Displays a calander
uptime Displays time since last reboot
df Displays the disk usage on partitions
du Displays disk usage of directory

id Displays your identification to system
groups Displays groups of current user
ulimit -a Displays users limits
uname Displays name of machine logged into
who Displays "who" is logged on the system
w Similar to "who"

wall Sends message to all logged in users
top Displays cpu processes memory etc
ps Displays current running processes

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RPM's Mandrake and RedHat

Check if installed already
rpm -q

To Install the rpm
rpm -ih

To Update a program using an rpm
rpm -Uvh
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Bored try this:

apropos file List tons of file commands

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Many of the commands listed above have
options that can be added to change the
output of that command. To see what they are
do a : man (command) and it will show you the
options.

[nukes]

Good stuff.

[soulware]

ls -p /usr/bin /bin /sbin /usr/sbin/ | sort

You can find most system commands (utilities) by listing the contents of those directories, so this seems rather trite :P

[CMonster]

crouse -I keep getting a message your inbox is full here at TechIMO... can't return those PMs... hope you got my email

[crouse]

Got it

Thanks. Will be sending PM later..... inbox is empty(er) now

[samwichse]

Very nice, if you don't mind, I added it to my little list of plain english Linux tutorials here.

Full credit given of course

[yclyde]

Nice post for us "command illiterates".

And the Winner of the first " Page optomised for Opera" (that I know of) award goes to samwichse.

Nice work sam!

[Tuvok]

Edited: I apologize for my comment. I don't know what made me post it at the time. It definitely wasn't funny or useful.

[crouse]

Originally posted by Tuvok ~~~~~ command was
REMOVED BY CROUSE

Tuvok ....... are you a natural A-hole or trying to be humorous ??? Because if some unsuspecting newbie runs this command...... your going to bork their entire system. Not a great way to start out on techimo fella.... Fragging some newbies linux install...

To ALL Those New to Linux : DO NOT RUN THAT COMMAND !!!!!. It erases the root directory and that's BAD...

I'll report the post to the mods..... hopefully they will erase your stupid frickin comment...... thanks for trashing my post dude.

Great idea, by the way, Crouse. I didn't know half of those commands.