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UNIX Command Reference

The command prompt in UNIX is called the shell. Here is a list of common UNIX commands which will work across many different versions of UNIX with discrepancies in Example/Notes.

CommandDescriptionExample/Notes
asASsembleras input.s
ccC Compilercc input.c
cdChange working Directorycd tmp - on Version 6 this command is chdir
dfDisk Freedf - May take time to complete on some systems
echoEchoecho ${HOME} - Prints the value assigned to the variable HOME
envENVironment settingsenv - Displays the shell environment settings (see set))
lsLiSt directoryls -l - provides a long LiSting
psProcess Statusps -a or ps -l - prints All or Long Process Status
pwdPresent Working Directorypwd - Prints the working directory
setSETtingset - Displays the shell environment settings (see env)
unix_system_v3.2.3.1583946316.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/03/11 17:05 by smj