Notes

basename

basename pathspec [ext]

remove any directory (and/or extension) from pathspec, leaving just the BASENAME (filename)

cancel

cancel jobid

CANCEL a print job

cat

cat [file [file ...]]

conCATenate files together or show on the screen

clear

clear the screen

cmp

cmp file1 file2

CoMPare two (binary) files and report if they are different

cp

cp file1 file2 or cp file1 ... filen dir

CoPy files

date

what time is it?

df

df [-kl] [dir]

show how much of a Disk is Free

diff

diff file1 file2

compare two files looking for DIFFerences

dirname

dirname pathspec

remove any basename from pathspec, leaving just the DIRectory NAME

dos2unix

dos2unix dosfile unixfile

convert a DOS text file to a UNIX text file (Solaris only)

echo

ECHO all command line arguments on standard output

grep

grep pattern [ file [ file...]]

search Globally through the file for a Regular Expression and Print each line where it is found

head

head -N [file [file ...]]

show me the HEAD of a file

hostname

what machine am I on

line

line

read one LINE from standard input and write it to standard output (Solaris only)

lc

lc [opt] [dir ...]

List the Contents of a directory

lpstat

lpstat [opt]

show the LinePrinter STATus

ls

ls [opt] [file ...]

LiSt the contents of a directory

man

man something

show me the MANual page about something

mkdir

mkdir dir [...]

MaKe a DIRectory

more

more [file ...]

show me MORE of the file

mv

mv file1 file2 or mv file1 .. filen dir

MoVe files (rename them)

netscape

surf the net

passwd

change your PASSWorD

printenv

printenv [var]

PRINT out ENVironment variables

rm

rm [opt] file [file ...]

ReMove files (delete them)

rmdir

rmdir dir [...]

ReMove a DIRectory (it must be empty)

sed

sed -e editstring [file]

Stream EDitor

set

set [var=value]

SET or show environment settings

stty

stty [options]

Show or set TTY (terminal) settings

tail

tail -N [file]

show me the TAIL of a file

tr

tr from_set to_set

TRansliterate characters in from_set to the corresponding character in to_set

uname

tell me more about the machine

unix2dos

unix2dos unixfile dosfile

convert a UNIX text file to a DOS text file (Solaris only)

uptime

how long has the machine been up?

volcheck

CHECK for a mountable VOLume (typically a floppy or cdrom) and, if found, mount it (Solaris only)

w

what are they all doing?

which

WHICH command will I run?

who

WHO else is logged onto the system?