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O M M A N D L I S T
cd | pwd | ls | mkdir | rmdir | cp | mv | rm | grep | tar
| zip | unzip | compress | uncompress | vdiskuse | vnukelog2
| which |
| cd |
[directory]
The cd command changes your current working directory to the directory you specify.
DOS Equivalent: cd |
| pwd |
The pwd command prints your current (or present) working
directory. Usage: Simply type "pwd" and hit return to display
your current working directory. |
| ls |
[directory]
The ls command lists the files and subdirectories in the directory you specify. If
not directory is specified, a list of the files and subdirectories in the current working
directory is displayed. Usage: The ls command will display all files in
the current working directory - simply type "ls" and hit return. You can also
add some additional arguments to customize the list display.
If you type "ls -F" it will append a forward slash to the subdirectory
names so you can easily distinguish them from file names.
If you type "ls -a" it will show all "hidden files". Hidden
files begin with a ".", i.e. ".htaccess" files.
If you type "ls -l" it will show detailed information about each file
and directory, including permissions, ownership, file size, and when the file was last
modified.
You can mix the arguments, i.e. if you type "ls -aF" you will see a
list of all file names (including hidden files and a forward slash will be appended to
directory names.
DOS Equivalent: dir |
| cat |
[filename]
The cat command displays the contents of the filename you specify. If you want to
display the file one screen at a time try "cat [filename] | more" or simply
"more [filename]" (you've probably done this at a DOS prompt- "type
[filename] | more"). DOS Equivalent: type
|
| mkdir |
[directory]
The mkdir command makes a new directory with the name, directory, that you specify.
Simply type "mkdir [directory name]" and hit return. DOS Equivalent: md or mkdir
|
| quota |
The quota command displays information about your server such
as used space, space available, number of files, limit of number of files and if your
server is in "grace" time, i.e. over limit, but still usable.
DOS Equivalent: chkdsk |
| rmdir |
[directory]
The rmdir command removes the directory that you specify. Simply type "rmdir
[directory name]" and hit return. DOS
Equivalent: rd or rmdir |
| cp |
[source-file] [target-file]
The cp command copies a source-file to a target-file. Simply type "cp [source-file]
[target-file]" and hit return. You can specify pathnames as part of the file
specification. If target-file exists then it is overwritten. DOS Equivalent: copy |
| mv |
[source-file] [target-file]
The mv command renames a file or moves it to a new location. Simply type "mv
[source-file] [target-file]" and hit return. You can specify pathnames as part of the
file specification. If target-file exists then it is overwritten. DOS Equivalent: rename |
| rm |
[filename]
The rm command deletes (removes) a file. Simply type "rm [filename]" and hit
return. You can specify pathnames as part of the file specification. DOS Equivalent: del |
| grep |
[pattern] [filenames]
The grep command finds lines in files that match specified text patterns. Simply type
"grep [pattern] [filenames]" and hit return. You can specify pathnames as part
of the file specification. For example if you want to search for a patter "gif"
in all html files in your current working directory, you would type "grep gif
*.html" and hit return. The grep command would then list all occurrences of
"gif" it finds in .html files in the current working directory. |
| tar |
[options] [tarfile] [files]
The tar command copies a file or files to or from an archive. To put all the files in a
directory into one tar format file, simply type "tar cvf tarfile directory" at a
telnet command prompt and replace tarfile with the name you want to call your archived
file, and replace directory with the name of the directory that contains the files you
want to tar. To extract the files from a tar format archive, simply type
"tar xvf tarfile at a telnet command prompt and replace tarfile with the name of the
archived file you are extracting.
For example, you could type tar cvf pages.tar htdocs" at a telnet command
prompt to archive the files in the htdocs directory to a tar format file called pages.tar.
To view the contents of the pages.tar tarfile without extracting them, type
"tar tvf pages.tar". This will display all files that are included in the tar
archive.
You could also type "tar xvf pages.tar" at a telnet command prompt to
extract into the current directory the files in the archive pages.tar. |
| zip |
[options] [zipfile] [files]
The zip command compresses a file or list of files into a zip format archive file. This
command is compatible with pkzip on a PC. Simply type "zip zipfile file1 file2
file3" at a telnet command prompt and replace zipfile with the name you want to use
for your compressed zip archive file, and replace fileX with the name of the file(s) you
want to compress into the zip archive. For example, type "zip
backup.zip home.html index.html" at a telnet command prompt to compress and archive
the files called home.html and index.html into the file called backup.zip.
DOS Equivalent: pkzip |
| unzip |
[options] [zipfile]
The unzip command extracts a zip format archive file. This command is compatible with
pkunzip files from a PC. Simply type "unzip zipfile" at a telnet command prompt
and replace zipfile with the name of your zip format archive file. For
example, type "unzip -aL old.zip" at a telnet command prompt to extract files
contained in the archive called old.zip. The "-aL" are options that are
generally useful when unzipping files created on a PC.
DOS Equivalent: pkunzip |
| compress |
[files]
The compress command shrinks a file or files into compressed versions to
save space on your Virtual Server. This command is good for you to use on your log files
when they get very large. Simply type "compress filename(s)" at a telnet command
prompt and replace filename(s) with the name of your files you want to compress.
For example, type "compress access_log agent_log" at a telnet command
prompt to compress the access_log and agent_log files. The compressed files will then be
access_log.Z and agent_log.Z. |
| uncompress |
[files]
The uncompress command expands a compressed file or set of compressed files. Simply type
"uncompress filename(s)" and hit return. |
| vdiskuse |
[files]
The vdiskuse command displays file sizes for specified directories. Alternative usage vdiskuse
/abc/ would reviel the total quantity of files in the sub-directory /abc/
DOS Equivalent (close but not totally the same): chkdsk |
| vnukelog2 |
[files]
Use the vnukelog command to clear your Virtual Server log files.
The vnukelog command can be used to clear the ~/usr/log/messages file
as well as all Virtual Server and Virtual Subhost log files. |
| which |
[directory]
The which command will output the location of the specified
program. This is done to locate the full path to the aplication.
Syntax : which tar Output: /usr/home/pi/bin/tar |
