pwd |
Displays your current directory ("print working directory"). |
ls -l |
Lists the files in the current directory, along with useful information about them. |
ls -al |
Includes hidden system files (those whose names start with a dot) in the list. |
more filename |
Pages through the contents of a file (forward only). |
less filename |
Pages through the contents of a file and lets you page back up through the file. |
tail filename |
Displays the last 10 lines of a file. This is helpful for log files. (The head commands displays the first 10 lines.) |
cp source destination |
Copies a file or directory. |
mv source destination |
Moves or renames a file or directory. |
find starting_directory -name filename |
Find the specified file, starting in the specified directory. Specifying / would start the find operation in the root directory. |
grep string file |
Searches the specified file for the specific string of characters. This is useful for locating specific information in GroupWise agent startup files. |
mkdir directory_name |
Creates a new directory |
rmdir directory_name |
Deletes an empty directory |
rm filename |
Deletes a file |
rm -r directory_name |
Deletes a directory and recursively deletes its contents. |
cat filename |
Displays a file. |
cat filename /printer_device |
Prints a file. |