Basic UNIX Commands

System Utilities System Information
man manual pages ps get PID of job
ls list file names kill remove job
cp copy files nice lower job priority
mv move files top check load on system
rm remove files who see who is logged on
diff compare files finger check for user
cd change directories Printing
mkdir create directory
rmdir remove directory lp print file
chmod change file permissions mpageprint several pages per physical page
more view textfile lpstat list status of print job
alias define shoftcuts lpq check printer queue
ln create soft links lprm remove print job
Other Domains Compilers
ssh secure remote login f77 Fortran compiler
sftp secure file transfer f90 Fortran compiler
scp secure remote copy gcc GNU C compiler
File Back-ups
tar archive data
gzip compress data