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CLI Unix Vocab.txt
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pwd
print working directory
hostname
print the computer's network name
mkdir
make directory
cd
change directory
ls
list the contents of a directory (current by default)
rmdir
remove a directory
pushd
push a directory (set it to the top of the stack, in other words - save it to memory so that it can be returned to any time)
popd
pop directory (return to the directory at the top of a stack - return to a directory saved to memory)
cp
copy a file or directory
mv
move a file or directory
less
one command for paging through a file (slower paging)
cat
print a file
xargs
execute arguments
find
find files
grep
another powerful way of finding strings, including file names or content within files
man
read a manual page
apropos
find what manual page is appropriate
env
look at the environment
echo
print some arguments
export
export/set a new environment variable
exit
exit the shell
sudo
!DANGER!
become super root user
!DANGER!
chmod
change permission modifiers
chown
change ownership
Author
meyebr01
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CLI Unix Vocab.txt
Description
core command line interface commands and terms for Unix environments
Updated
2012-06-28T01:27:21Z
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