Working with Directories

Show current working directory pwd

Change directory cd directory_path
Change to home directory cd
Create a directory mkdir directory_name
Remove an (empty) directory rmdir directory_name
Working with Files
Read mail elm
List files and directories in current directory ls
List all files or directories, including invisible ("dot") files ls -a
List files, and mark directory names with "/" lsf
Compress a file compressfilename
Uncompress a file uncompressfilename
Create or edit a file vi file_name
Display file contents morefile_name (q to quit)
Display the first 10 lines of a file head file_name
Display the last 10 lines of a file tail file_name
Copy a file cp file_name file_copy
Move a file to a new file name mv old_file new_file
Append file1 onto the end of file2 cat file1 >> file2
Remove file rmfile
Remove a directory dir_name and all its files rm -rf dir_name
Check the spelling in a file spell file_name
Printing
Print a file lp file_name
Determine printer status lpstat -t
Cancel a print request cancelrequest_id
Finding and Organizing
Find file(s) beginning with x in current and subdirectories find . -name 'x*'
Find all occurrences of word in all files in current directory grep word *
Sort listfile alphabetically sort listfile
Display date and time date
List all command aliases alias
Find HP-UX command information man command_name
Determine PATH setting echo $PATH
Determine what shell you're in echo $SHELL
Security Operations
Create or change password passwd
Display permissions for a file ll file_name
Display permissions for a directory ll -d directory_name
Change file or directory permissions chmod class=permissions name
Change file or directory ownership chownusername
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System Operations
Clear screen clear
Set command-line editor set -o editor_name
Edit your command line (in Korn/Key/Posix Shell set for vi) ESC (use vi
commands)
Recall previous command line (with vi editor) ESCk (back) or j (forward)
Execute previous command line Enter (when line is displayed)
Set terminal type (select term_type from /usr/lib/terminfo) TERM=term_type
List current process status and PIDs|ps -ef
Kill (terminate) a process kill PID
Create or change a password passwd
Redirect input from a file to a command command < infile
Connect two processes with a "pipe" command1 | command2