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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.
| Command | Description | Examples | Notes | ||||
| as | ASsembler | as input.s | |||||
| cc | C Compiler | cc input.c | |||||
| cd | Change working Directory | cd tmp | on Version 6 this command is chdir | ||||
| df | Disk Free | df | May take time to complete on some systems | ||||
| echo | Echo | echo ${HOME} | Prints the value assigned to the variable HOME | ||||
| env | ENVironment settings | env | Displays the shell environment settings (see set)) | ||||
| ls | LiSt directory | ls -l | provides a long LiSting | ||||
| man | MANual | man man | On some systems, displays online manual pages | ||||
| ps | Process Status | ps -a or ps -l | prints All or Long Process Status | ||||
| pwd | Present Working Directory | pwd | Prints the working directory | ||||
| set | SETting | set | Displays the shell environment settings (see env) | ||||
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