Summary of Basic UNIX Commands

ls

list the files in the current directory
(directory names show with a / at the end)

ls -la

list all the files in the current directory including the . (dot) hidden files

rm filename

delete a file

cp oldfilename newfilename

make a copy a file with a new name (old file still exists)

mv oldfilename newfilename

rename a file (old file name no longer exists)

more filename

display the contents of a file on screen
(press Enter to see one more line, space for one more page, q to quit)

pico filename

Use the Pico editor to work on a file

mkdir directoryname

create a new directory

cd directoryname

change to a directory

cd ..

move back up a directory level

cd ~

move to your home directory from wherever you currently are

rmdir directory name

remove a directory

pwd

"print working directory" or show which directory you are currently in

passwd

change the password for your computing account

fs listquota

find out how much disk space you have left on your GPU account

fs listacl ~yourid

show the access control rights to your home directory on GPU

who | more

find out who is currently logged on to GPU

who am i

display GPU information about yourself

talk userid

communicate on-line with another user

mesg n

prevent others from interrupting you with a talk request

man command

look through the UNIX manual pages for help with a specific command