| cat file(s) |
Display contents of file(s) or standard input if not supplied |
| cd dir |
Change working directory to dir |
| cp file l file 2 |
Copy file 1 to file 2 |
| cp file(s) |
dir Copy file(s) into dir |
| date |
Display the date and time |
| echo args |
Display args |
| ln file l file 2 |
Link file 1 to file 2 |
| ln file(s) dir |
Link file(s) into dir |
| ls file(s) |
List file(s) |
| ls dir(s) |
List files in dir(s) or in current directory if dir(s) is not specified |
| mkdir dir(s) |
Create directory dir(s) |
| mv file l file 2 |
Move file 1 to file 2 (simply rename it if both reference the same directory) |
| mv file(s) dir |
Move file(s) into directory dir |
| ps |
List information about active processes |
| pwd |
Display current working directory path |
| rm file(s) |
Remove files(s) |
| rmdir dir(s) |
Remove empty directory dir(s) |
| sort file(s) |
Sort lines of file(s) or standard input if file(s) not supplied |
| wc file(s) |
Count the number of lines, words, and characters in file(s) or standard input if file(s) not supplied |
| who |
Display who’s logged in |