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Unix Utilities: Mail ID - S "Subject" / Hit Enter To Write The Content /L Lkajfdlkasjf

The document describes various UNIX utilities and commands. It provides descriptions and examples of common commands used on UNIX systems like mail, cat, cd, chmod, cp, diff, grep, jobs, kill, ls, man, mesg, more, mv, passwd, ps, pwd, rm, spell, telnet, vi, wc and special characters. Redirection, wildcards and control codes are also summarized.

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Unix Utilities: Mail ID - S "Subject" / Hit Enter To Write The Content /L Lkajfdlkasjf

The document describes various UNIX utilities and commands. It provides descriptions and examples of common commands used on UNIX systems like mail, cat, cd, chmod, cp, diff, grep, jobs, kill, ls, man, mesg, more, mv, passwd, ps, pwd, rm, spell, telnet, vi, wc and special characters. Redirection, wildcards and control codes are also summarized.

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UNIX UTILITIES

MAIL APPLICATION:------

mail ID -s "Subject" /* hit enter to write the content */L lkajfdlkasjf

and press crtl + d -> to make CC and hit enter to send.

$mail sabarina -cc sarada </tmp/procs.sh $mail sabarina </tmp/procs.sh

COMMONLY USED COMMANDS AND OPTIONS ON UW UNIFORM ACCESS UNIX COMPUTERS.

The following format is used for commands: Italic indicates a variable that you supply Bold indicates exactly what you type To display a command description from the Unix Manual: man command

Command alias ansiprint assets bg cat cd To remove an alias:

Action Creates a temporary name for a Unix command. Prints a file to a printer connected to your computer. Displays your account resources, use, and threshold. Places a suspended job in the background. Displays a specified file. Changes current directory to a different directory. To change back to your home directory: Directory abbreviations: ~ Home directory .. Parent directory . Current working directory cat file

Example alias name command unalias name ansiprint file

cd directory cd

chmod

Changes permission status for a file or directory. To keep a file private: To give everyone read permission:

chmod code file chmod code directory chmod 600 file chmod 664 file compress file uncompress file.Z cp file1 file2 cp file directory cp -i file1 file2

compress

Reduces the size of a file and adds .Z to the file's name. To restore a compressed file: Makes a copy of a file. To copy a file into a different directory: To inquire before overwriting an existing file:

cp

diff fg finger ftp grep

Compares two files and displays the differences. Restarts a suspended job in the foreground. Displays user information at the specified computer. To change your finger entry information: Starts the file transfer program with a remote computer. Finds lines in a file matching a character pattern. -i Ignores case -c Lists count of lines that contain pattern -v Lists all lines except those with pattern -n Lists line number for each found pattern finger userid@computer chfn ftp address grep -icvn pattern file

head help history

Displays the first ten lines of a file. To display the first n number of lines: Displays an online help note. To display a list of help notes: Displays a list of your most recent commands. To repeat the nth command from the list: To repeat your most recent command:

head file head -n file help note help -l history ! n !! jobs job & fg %number <Control>z bg kill pid kill -9 pid ls -Fltra

jobs

Displays active jobs and their corresponding job numbers. To start a job in the background: To return a job to the foreground by the job number: To send a running job to the background:

kill

Terminates a process by its process identification number. To use the strongest form of the kill command: Ends your computer session. Lists the files and subdirectories in your current directory. -l Lists long format -t Lists by modification time -r Lists in reverse order -F Lists file type with special character -a Lists all files including dot (.) files

logout ls

lynx

Starts a text-only Web browser session at UW home page.

lynx

Starts a Web browser session at a specific Web address. man mesg mkdir more mv Displays Unix Manual entry for a command. To search Manual Index for a keyword or topic: Displays your talk and write message access status. To set your message status to yes or no: Displays a file one screen at a time. Use <Spacebar> to scroll forward and q to quit. Moves a file to a different directory. Moves a directory to a second directory. To rename file1 as file2: To rename directory1 as directory2: To inquire before overwriting an existing file: passwd pico pine ps pwd rm rmdir spell staffdir Starts program to change account password. Starts the Pico text editor with a file.

lynx url man command man -k keyword mesg mesg y (or n) more file mv file directory mv directory1 directory2 mv file1 file2 mv directory1 directory2 mv -i file1 file2 pico file

Creates a new directory within your current directory. mkdir directory

Starts the Pine electronic mail program. Displays processes and their corresponding process identification numbers. Displays absolute pathname of current directory. Permanently deletes a file. To verify prior to removal: Deletes an empty directory. To verify prior to removal: Checks the spelling in a file. Displays the Online UW Staff Directory. To display all fields: rm file rm -i file rmdir directory rmdir -i directory spell file staffdir "lastname, firstname" staffdir -full "lastname, firstname" telnet address vi file wc file

telnet vi w wc

Starts a telnet session with a remote computer. Starts the vi text editor with a file. Displays a list of who is on system. Counts lines, words, and characters in a file.

Special commands and characters: Redirection < > | Routes input to command from file Routes output from command to file Routes output between commands

>> Appends output to existing file

Wildcards used in filenames * ? Matches any number of characters Matches one character

Control codes <Control>s <Control>q <Control>d <Control>c <Control>z <Control>u Suspends the screen display Restarts suspended display Signals end of file Cancels a command Suspends a process or job: use fg to restart Clears the command line

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