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== Commands ==
 
== Commands ==
 
=== find command ===
 
=== find command ===
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                       # "-l" means count lines.
 
                       # "-l" means count lines.
  
=== '''ls''' Command ===
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=== ls Command ===
 
List files just like '''dir''' does it in a Windows command prompt
 
List files just like '''dir''' does it in a Windows command prompt
  
=== '''cat''' Command ===  
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=== cat Command ===  
 
The '''cat''' command shows the content of a file
 
The '''cat''' command shows the content of a file
  
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=== The /etc Directory ===
 
=== The /etc Directory ===
  
=== '''passwd''' File ===
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=== passwd File ===
 
The passwd file contains all user names as well as their home directory and the shell they use.
 
The passwd file contains all user names as well as their home directory and the shell they use.

Revision as of 12:52, 9 February 2009

Commands

find command

The command find find files on the filesystem.

   Example:
   find /            # List all files
   find /etc         # List all files under the /etc directory
   find / | wc -l    # List all files, but don't show them on the screen
                     # The "|" is a pipe which directs output to the
                     # wc command as input. wc is wordcount. The toggle
                     # "-l" means count lines.

ls Command

List files just like dir does it in a Windows command prompt

cat Command

The cat command shows the content of a file

   cat /etc/passwd

Important Files

The /etc Directory

passwd File

The passwd file contains all user names as well as their home directory and the shell they use.