Linux and UNIX Systems Configuration Help, How To, Tutorial and Basic Information

1. tar

... current directory. -r adds the files in the archive. -t displays the contents of the archive. -x extracts files from the archive. -C directory extracts the files in the specified directory. -f file ...

2. ls

Command ls Prints the contents of the directory. Syntax ls [options] [directory-names] Options -a displays all files, including those with names starting with a dot (.). -b displays unprintable ...

3. gzip

... as gunzip). -h displays help for the team. -l displays the contents of compressed file. -n does not preserve the original name and timestamp. -r recursively compresses files in all subdirectories. -v generates ...

4. Linux, UNIX User Management Commands

...    lastlog Formats and prints the contents of the last login.     logname Print user's login name.     newgrp Lets a suer log in to a new ...

5. alias

... the command ls-l, can add to the file. bashrc in your home directory with the command line alias ll = 'ls -L '. Then, to view a detailed table of contents directory instead of ls-l command can enter the ...

6. cat

... (including invisible). Description Usually, the cat command is used to display the contents of a file or to concatenate multiple files into one. For example, cat filel file2 file3> all three files ...