Below is a list of useful UNIX commands and what they do, so you can read their manual pages:
Command | Usage |
---|---|
cd |
Change directory |
pwd |
Print working directory |
ls |
Show directory contents |
cp |
Copy file or directory |
mv |
Move file or directory |
rm |
Delete file or directory |
mkdir |
Make directory |
rmdir |
Remove directory |
ps |
Show running processes (programs) |
top |
Show CPU usage interactively |
kill |
Terminate running process |
df |
Show free/used disk space |
du |
Show disk usage of specified directory |
which |
Locate programs via path |
locate |
Find stuff on harddisk |