Module 2: UNIX

Common UNIX Commands

Here is a list of common UNIX commands from the UH Information Technology Services web site. ITS also provides a very good web page that contains frequently asked questions about UH UNIX and individual user accounts.

Command	Description and Examples
`ls`	Displays a list of files and directories in the current directory.
`ls -l`	Displays a detailed list of files and directories in the current directory.
`cd`	Change directory or go to another directory. Example: To move to subdirectory public_html. `cd public_html`
`pwd`	Displays the full pathname of the current working directory.
`rm`	Delete a file. Example: To delete a file named graph.jpg. `rm graph.jpg`
`cp`	Copy or duplicate a file. Example: To copy the file graph.jpg, where the new file is called interest.jpg. `cp graph.jpg interest.jpg`
`mv`	Move or rename a file. Example: To rename the file father.jpg to dad.jpg. `mv father.jpg dad.jpg`
`mkdir`	Create a new directory. Example: To create a new directory called public_html. `mkdir public_html`
`rmdir`	Delete a directory. Note the directory must be empty. Example: To delete a directory named project3. `rmdir project3`
`more`	Displays the contents of a text file one screen at a time. Example: To display the contents of a file called index.html. `more index.html`

UNIX commands, descriptions, and examples from UH ITS web site,
Accessed [10.07.01]

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