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| ===== Shell commands ===== | ===== Shell commands ===== | ||
| - | * "ls, ls -a, ls -l, ls -la, etc. ": lists the files in your current working directory for that shell. | + | * //ls//: lists the files in your current working directory for that shell. |
| - | * cd directory : changes the current working directory to directory where directory may be a fully qualified path. A ~ indicates your home directory. ~bob indicates the home directory of bob. | + | * more ways: //ls -a, ls -l, ls -la// |
| - | * "rm filename" | + | * //cd directory// : changes the current working directory to directory where directory may be a fully qualified path. A ~ indicates your home directory. ~bob indicates the home directory of bob. |
| - | * "cp source destination" | + | * //rm filename// : removes the file filename where filesname may be a fully qualified path |
| - | * "mv source destination" | + | * //cp source destination// : copies the file source to the file destination where source and destination may be fully qualified paths. |
| - | * "chmod #### file or directory" | + | * //mv source destination// : the same as //cp//, but it moves the source file instead of copying it. mv can also be used to rename a file with mv oldname newmane |
| + | * //chmod #### file or directory// : changes the file or directory permissions for letter yourself and other people access your files. see //man chmod// for more info. | ||
| ===== Basic Utilities ===== | ===== Basic Utilities ===== | ||