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TIP: Basic Commands

Posted by Jason on Sunday June 17, @10:40AM
from the newbie-newbie-new dept.
Recently it has been brought to my attention that many of our newer BSD *nix users are not familiar with a CLI (command line interface). So I thought I had better give a quick tip on some of the more common CLI commands.

Here is a quick command summary to get you started.

[Commands]

  ls - list directory contents
  rm - remove directory entries
  cd - change directory
  pwd - print working directory (displays the current directory)
  exit - logout of the system
  halt - shutdown your operating system (must be root)
  reboot - shutdown and reboot your operating system (must be root)

note: forward slashes (/) are used to separate directories in a command, just like you use them to separate URL entries entered into you browser.

  Example:   cd /usr/home/jason

[Editors]

  vi - the well seasoned *nix text editor
  ee- a full screen text editor

If you are new to FreeBSD and unix clones, you might want to start editing files with ee. However, every unix user should become familiar with the good old standby vi - you will find it on nearly (perhaps all) unix operating systems and clones.

A great source for unix newbies is Unix Guru Universe. This site has a whole section dedicated to the unix beginner, including the use of basic unix commands.

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