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    Linux Commands
    The following table is a list of linux commands found on a Redhat 9.0 server.
    To see a list of bash shell commands, go to the shell commands page.
    For those of you who are unsure how to use linux commands, see our Linux Commands Tutorial.
    Click on the command name or the
    Click on the

    to see a description of the command.

    to see the man page for that command.

    Command

    Description

    adduser
    arch
    awk
    bc
    cal
    cat
    chdir
    chgrp
    chkconfig
    chmod
    chown
    chroot
    cksum
    clear

    Add a new user


    Print machine architecture
    Find and Replace text within file(s)
    An arbitrary precision calculator language
    Display a calendar
    Concatenate files and print on the standard output
    Change working directory
    Change the group ownership of files
    Tool for maintaining the /etc/rc[0-6].d directory hierarchy
    Change the access permissions of files and directories
    Change the user and group ownership of files
    Change root directory
    Print CRC checksum and byte counts
    Clear terminal screen

    cmp
    comm
    cp
    cron
    crontab
    csplit
    cut
    date
    dc
    dd
    df
    diff
    diff3
    dir

    Compare two files


    Compare two sorted files line by line
    Copy one or more files to another location
    Daemon to execute scheduled commands
    Schedule a command to run at a later time
    Split a file into context-determined pieces
    Divide a file into several parts
    Display or change the date & time
    Desk Calculator
    Data Dump - Convert and copy a file
    Display free disk space
    Display the differences between two files
    Show differences among three files
    Briefly list directory contents

    dircolors
    dirname
    du
    echo
    ed
    egrep
    eject
    env
    expand
    expr
    factor
    false
    fdformat
    fdisk
    fgrep
    find
    fmt
    fold
    format
    free
    fsck
    gawk
    grep
    groups

    Colour setup for `ls'


    Convert a full pathname to just a path
    Estimate file space usage
    Display message on screen
    A line-oriented text editor (edlin)
    Search file(s) for lines that match an extended expression
    Eject CD-ROM
    Display, set, or remove environment variables
    Convert tabs to spaces
    Evaluate expressions
    Print prime factors
    Do nothing, unsuccessfully
    Low-level format a floppy disk
    Partition table manipulator for Linux
    Search file(s) for lines that match a fixed string
    Search for files that meet a desired criteria
    Reformat paragraph text
    Wrap text to fit a specified width
    Format disks or tapes
    Display memory usage
    Filesystem consistency check and repair
    Find and Replace text within file(s)
    Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern
    Print group names a user is in

    gzip
    head
    hostname
    id
    info
    install
    join
    kill
    less
    ln
    locate
    logname
    lpc
    lpr

    Compress or decompress named file(s)


    Output the first part of file(s)
    Print or set system name
    Print user and group id's
    Help info
    Copy files and set attributes
    Join lines on a common field
    Stop a process from running
    Display output one screen at a time
    Make links between files
    Find files
    Print current login name
    Line printer control program
    Off line print

    lprm
    ls
    man
    mkdir
    mkfifo
    mknod
    more
    mount
    mv
    nice
    nl
    nohup
    passwd
    paste
    pathchk
    pr
    printcap
    printenv
    printf
    ps
    pwd
    quota
    quotacheck
    quotactl

    Remove jobs from the print queue


    List information about file(s)
    Help manual
    Create new folder(s)
    Make FIFOs (named pipes)
    Make block or character special files
    Display output one screen at a time
    Mount a file system
    Move or rename files or directories
    Set the priority of a command or job
    Number lines and write files
    Run a command immune to hangups
    Modify a user password
    Merge lines of files
    Check file name portability
    Convert text files for printing
    Printer capability database
    Print environment variables
    Format and print data
    Process status
    Print Working Directory
    Display disk usage and limits
    Scan a file system for disk usage
    Set disk quotas

    ram
    rcp
    rm
    rmdir
    rpm
    rsync
    screen
    sdiff
    sed
    select
    seq
    shutdown
    sleep
    sort

    ram disk device


    Copy files between two machines
    Remove files
    Remove folder(s)
    Remote Package Manager
    Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)
    Terminal window manager
    Merge two files interactively
    Stream Editor
    Accept keyboard input
    Print numeric sequences
    Shutdown or restart linux
    Delay for a specified time
    Sort text files

    split
    su
    sum
    symlink
    sync
    tac
    tail
    tar
    tee
    test
    time
    touch
    top
    traceroute
    tr
    true
    tsort
    tty
    umount
    uname
    unexpand
    uniq
    units
    unshar

    Split a file into fixed-size pieces


    Substitute user identity
    Print a checksum for a file
    Make a new name for a file
    Synchronize data on disk with memory
    Concatenate and write files in reverse
    Output the last part of files
    Tape Archiver
    Redirect output to multiple files
    Evaluate a conditional expression
    Measure Program Resource Use
    Change file timestamps
    List processes running on the system
    Trace Route to Host
    Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
    Do nothing, successfully
    Topological sort
    Print filename of terminal on stdin
    Unmount a device
    Print system information
    Convert spaces to tabs
    Uniquify files
    Convert units from one scale to another
    Unpack shell archive scripts

    useradd
    usermod
    users
    uuencode
    uudecode
    vdir
    watch
    wc
    whereis
    which
    who
    whoami
    xargs
    yes

    Create new user account


    Modify user account
    List users currently logged in
    Encode a binary file
    Decode a file created by uuencode
    Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
    Execute/display a program periodically
    Print byte, word, and line counts
    Report all known instances of a command
    Locate a program file in the user's path
    Print all usernames currently logged in
    Print the current user id and name (`id -un')
    Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)
    Print a string until interrupted

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