Some Basic Linux And Unix Commands

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dandan5448505 <dandan5448505.3cvmo5@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
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> Here are some basic linux'' (http://www.killtest.com/comptia/)and unix
> commands and a description of what they do. Hope they are helpful
>

For someone who seems to be preaching the benefits of Linux, I find it odd
that you're accessing this Newsgroup on a web forum.

That seems very "Windows'esque" to me. Sounds like someone is in denial.

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-A.

Great.
But we're using Vista here

"dandan5448505" <dandan5448505.3cvmo5@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
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>
> Here are some basic linux'' (http://www.killtest.com/comptia/)and unix
> commands and a description of what they do. Hope they are helpful
>
> cat
>
> Lets you view the contents of a file. Many linux commands can use the
> redirection symbol > to redirect the output of the command. For example,
> use the redirection symbol with the cat command to copy a file: cat
> /etc/shells > newfile ( the contents of the shells file are written to
> newfile ).
>
> cd
>
> Changes the directory.
>
> chmod
>
> This command changes the attributes assigned to a file and is similar
> to the DOS Attrib command.
>
> clear
>
> Clears the screen. This command is useful when the screen has become
> cluttered with commands and data that you no longer need to view.
>
> cp
>
> Used to copy a file.
>
> date
>
> Entered alone, this command displays the current system date settings.
> Entered in the format date <mmddhhmmyy>, this command sete the system
> date.
>
> echo
>
> Displays information on the screen.
>
> fdisk
>
> Creates or makes changes to a hard drive partition table.
>
> grep
>
> Searches for a specific pattern in a file or in multiple files.
>
> hostname
>
> Displays a server's FQDN.
>
> ifconfig
> Used to troubleshoot problems with network connections under TCP/IP,
> this command can disable and enable network cards and release and renew
> the IP address assigned to these cards.
>
> kill
>
> Kills a process instead of waiting for the process to terminate.
>
> Ls
>
> This command is similar to the DOS Dir command, which displays a list
> of directories and files.
>
> man
>
> Displays the online help manual, called man pages.
>
> mkdir
>
> This command makes a new directory.
>
> |more
>
> Appended to a command to display the results of the command on the
> screen one page at a time.
>
> mv
>
> Moves a file or renames it, if the source and destination are the same
> directory.
>
> nestat
>
> Shows statistics and status information for network connections and
> routing tables.
>
> nslookup
>
> Queries doman name servers to look up domain names.
>
> ping
>
> Used to test network connections by sending a request packet to a host.
> If a connection is successful, the host will return a response packet.
>
> ps
>
> Displays the process table so that you can identify process ID's for
> currently running processes.
>
> pwd
>
> Shows the name of the present working directory.
>
> reboot
>
> Reboots the system.
>
> rm
>
> Removes the file or files that are specified.
>
> rmdir
>
> Removes a directory.
>
> route
>
> Entered alone, this command shows the current configuration of the IP
> routing table. Entered in the following format, it configures the IP
> routing table: route [options]
>
> vi
>
> Launches a full screen editor that can be used to edit a file.
>
> whatis
>
> Displays a brief overview of a command.
>
> who
>
> Displays a list of useres currently logged in. the articles comes from
> my blog http://www.comptia-certification.com/article.asp?id=43
>
>
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