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Hpux Commands

This document provides commands for working with directories, files, printing, finding and organizing files, security operations, system operations, and process operations in a UNIX-like system. Some key commands are pwd to show the current working directory, cd to change directories, ls to list files and directories, cp to copy files, rm to remove files, and ps to list running processes. Pipes and input/output redirection are also covered.

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Hpux Commands

This document provides commands for working with directories, files, printing, finding and organizing files, security operations, system operations, and process operations in a UNIX-like system. Some key commands are pwd to show the current working directory, cd to change directories, ls to list files and directories, cp to copy files, rm to remove files, and ps to list running processes. Pipes and input/output redirection are also covered.

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kumar519
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Working with Directories

Show current working directory pwd


Change directory cd directory_path
Change to home directory cd
Create a directory mkdir directory_name
Remove an (empty) directory rmdir directory_name
Working with Files
Read mail elm
List files and directories in current directory ls
List all files or directories, including invisible ("dot") files ls -a
List files, and mark directory names with "/" lsf
Compress a file compressfilename
Uncompress a file uncompressfilename
Create or edit a file vi file_name
Display file contents morefile_name (q to quit)
Display the first 10 lines of a file head file_name
Display the last 10 lines of a file tail file_name
Copy a file cp file_name file_copy
Move a file to a new file name mv old_file new_file
Append file1 onto the end of file2 cat file1 >> file2
Remove file rmfile
Remove a directory dir_name and all its files rm -rf dir_name
Check the spelling in a file spell file_name
Printing
Print a file lp file_name
Determine printer status lpstat -t
Cancel a print request cancelrequest_id
Finding and Organizing
Find file(s) beginning with x in current and subdirectories find . -name 'x*'
Find all occurrences of word in all files in current directory grep word *
Sort listfile alphabetically sort listfile
Display date and time date
List all command aliases alias
Find HP-UX command information man command_name
Determine PATH setting echo $PATH
Determine what shell you're in echo $SHELL
Security Operations
Create or change password passwd
Display permissions for a file ll file_name
Display permissions for a directory ll -d directory_name
Change file or directory permissions chmod class=permissions name
Change file or directory ownership chownusername
To Do This ... Type This ...
System Operations
Clear screen clear
Set command-line editor set -o editor_name
Edit your command line (in Korn/Key/Posix Shell set for vi) ESC (use vi
commands)
Recall previous command line (with vi editor) ESCk (back) or j (forward)
Execute previous command line Enter (when line is displayed)
Set terminal type (select term_type from /usr/lib/terminfo) TERM=term_type
List current process status and PIDs|ps -ef
Kill (terminate) a process kill PID
Create or change a password passwd
Redirect input from a file to a command command < infile
Connect two processes with a "pipe" command1 | command2

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