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UNIX Commands

 

Command Basics

PATH Variable

Commands to Locate a Command

Command Structure

 

basic-structure-of-a-unix-command

 

 

Flexibility of Command Usage

 

man: On-Line Help

Further Help with man -k and man -f

 

The man Documentation

 

man-doc-organization

 

Understanding a man Page

Using man to Understand man

info and --help in Linux

 

echo: Displaying Messages

 

escape-sequence

 

 

printf: Alternative to echo

 

script: Recording Your Session

 

Using Email with mailx

Sending Mail

Receiving Mail

mailx Internal Commands

 

mailx-internal-cmd

 

 

passwd: Changing Your Password

 

uname: Your Machine's Name and Operating System

who: Know the Users

 

date: Displaying the System Date

 

stty: When Things Go Wrong

 

stty-settings

 

 

The X Window System

Terminal Emulator

File Manager