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cat
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Displays the contents of a file onscreen.
cat /etc/printcap |
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cd
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Changes to a different directory.
cd /usr/share |
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cp
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Copies a file to a new location or file name.
cp report.doc report.backup |
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file
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Displays a description of what a file contains or its purpose.
file /etc/printcap |
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info
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Displays the info page for a given command; similar to a man page.
info ls |
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less
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Displays the contents of a file on-screen, one screenful at a time.
less /etc/termcap |
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ls
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Lists the contents of a directory.
ls -l |
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man
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Displays the manual page (the man page) for a given command.
man slocate |
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mkdir
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Makes (creates) a new directory.
mkdir /tmp/documents |
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more
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Displays the contents of a file onscreen, one screenful at a time.
more /etc/termcap |
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mv
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Renames a file or moves a file to a new location (possibly under a new name).
mv testfile testfile.old |
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pwd
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Displays the current working directory.
pwd |
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rm
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Removes (deletes) a file.
rm report.old |
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rmdir
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Removes (erases) an empty directory.
rmdir /tmp/documents |
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slocate
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Displays matching file and directory names anywhere on the system.
slocate services |
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touch
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Creates a new, empty file, or updates the timestamp of an existing file.
touch test |
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updatedb
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Creates or updates the index of file and directory names used by the slocate command. (must be run as root)
updatedb |
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zcat
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Displays the contents of a compressed file onscreen.
zcat /tmp/report.gz |
