The following table offers an overview of commonly used commands and their functions.
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UNIX Command |
Description |
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Gives a directory listing of files and subdirectories in the current or specified directory |
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Changes current subdirectory to specified directory |
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Displays your present (current) working directory |
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Creates a new subdirectory |
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Removes or deletes a subdirectory |
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Copies an existing file to a new file or new location |
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Moves an existing file to a new file or new location |
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Removes or deletes specified file |
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Changes a group's (u=user, g=group, o=other, or a=all) permissions (r=read, w=write, and x=execute) on specified subdirectory or filename |