Useful unix commands

These are ten commands that you really need to know in order to get started with UNIX. They are probably similar to commands you already know for another operating system. 

Command	Example	Description
1.     ls	ls ls -alF	Lists files in current directory List in long format
2.     cd	cd tempdir cd .. cd ~dhyatt/web-docs	Change directory to tempdir Move back one directory Move into dhyatt's web-docs directory
3.     mkdir	mkdir graphics	Make a directory called graphics
4.     rmdir	rmdir emptydir	Remove directory (must be empty)
5.     cp	cp file1 web-docs cp file1 file1.bak	Copy file into directory Make backup of file1
6.     rm	rm file1.bak rm *.tmp	Remove or delete file Remove all file
7.     mv	mv old.html new.html	Move or rename files
8.     more	more index.html	Look at file, one page at a time
9.     lpr	lpr index.html	Send file to printer
10.   man	man ls	Online manual (help) about command