Some Basic Unix Command: ============================================================================ Help:- man : give manual page (help) for the command man -k : list commands with the keyword Directory:- ls : list the directory ls -l : a long listing of the directory mkdir : make a new directory rmdir : remove (delete) a directory cd : change directory (move) to home directory cd .. : move up one directory cd : move to the path directory pushd : go back to the last directory pwd : list the path of the directory mv : rename file or directory File:- more : list the file content cat : type the file content emacs : edit the file using emacs vi : edit the file using vi rm : remove (delete) a file grep : match the string in the file & list them mv : rename file or directory Printing:- lpr : print the file lpq : list the queue on the printer jobs lprm : delete the job from the queue enscript : convert file to postscript format for printing e.g. enscript -G enscript -G -2r Process control:- ps : list the processes and and their status kill : kill the process with process id e.g. kill -9 it is a sure kill Mail:- mail : list the mail in the mail box : type the content of message no. ? : list the commands in the mail tool x : exit without any changes check others command with ? Others:- alias : list the aliases of commands alias : substitute your command with the system command. who : who login in the system from : display sender & date of newly arrived mail messages