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| Change directories? | cd | cd virtual_html
("cd" alone takes you to your home directory) ("cd .." take you back up one directory) |
| See what directory I'm in? | pwd | pwd |
| List files and directories? | ls | ls directoryname
("ls" alone gives list of current directory) |
| View the contents of a file |
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more filename |
| Copy one file to another file? | cp | cp filename1 filename2 |
| Edit a file |
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pico filename |
| Make a directory? | mkdir | mkdir newdirectoryname |
| Remove a file? | rm | rm filename |
| Remove a directory? | rmdir | rm directoryname |
| Rename a file? | mv | mv oldfilename newfilename |
| Change Permissions on a File? | chmod | chmod 755 filename
chmod 755 directoryname |
| Get help on a specific command? | man | man commandname |
| Uncompress a .gz file | gunzip | gunzip filename |
| Uncompress a .Z file | uncompress | uncompress filename |
| Un-tar a .tar file | tar | tar -xf filename |