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This document provides an overview of Linux terminal sessions and system utilities. It discusses employing fundamental utilities like ls, wc, sort, and grep. It also covers managing input/output redirection, special characters, shell variables, environment variables, and creating shell scripts. Key topics include using utilities to list directories, count file elements, sort lines, and locate specific lines. It also discusses starting additional terminal sessions, exiting sessions, and locating the graphical terminal.
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The document provides information about an upcoming UNIX and Shell Scripting workshop, including contact information for the workshop instructor R. Chockalingam, and covers topics that will be discussed such as the architecture and components of the UNIX operating system, basic UNIX commands, text editors, the file system structure, flags and arguments, and more.
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File is a container for storing information. It can be treated as a sequence of characters. Unlike the old DOS files, a UNIX file doesn‟t contain eof (end- of –file) mark. A file‟s size is not stored in the file, nor even its name. All files attributes are kept in separate area of hard disk, not accessible to humans, but only to the kernel.ThesisScientist.com
This document provides an A-Z index of common Linux bash commands and their brief descriptions. It lists over 150 commands, their purposes, and additional resources for bash commands. The commands range from basic file management like cp, mv, rm and ls to process management like top, kill and jobs to networking commands like ping, traceroute and ssh. It also indicates which commands are bash built-ins and notes that many commands are available on other shells besides bash.
This document lists and briefly describes many common Linux terminal commands starting with the letters A through X. It includes basic commands for navigating files and directories, manipulating text, installing and managing software packages, networking tasks, and more. Some of the commands described are apt-get, cd, cp, grep, ls, man, mkdir, mv, ping, rm, tar, top, and vi.
This document provides an overview of basic Unix commands including ls, cd, pwd, mkdir, rm, rmdir, cp, find, touch, echo, cat, who, and du. It explains what each command is used for and provides examples of common usages. The document serves as a beginner's guide to learning Unix commands.
This document discusses various methods in PHP for working with files, including checking if a file exists, retrieving file information, reading files, reading specific lines or byte ranges from a file, and counting lines, words, and characters in a file. The key functions discussed are file_exists(), stat(), filesize(), file(), file_get_contents(), fread(), fgets(), fopen(), fclose(), array_slice(), strlen(), and str_word_count().
This document provides information on the AddUsers.exe and ARP.exe Windows commands and the ASSOC command. It describes:
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The document provides information on basic Linux commands for working with files, permissions, users and running levels. Some key points:
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- Common commands
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The document discusses Linux file systems and permissions. It describes the Virtual File System (VFS) interface and how it interacts with filesystems, inodes, and open files. It then discusses the EXT2 filesystem in more detail, describing how inodes store file metadata and how hard and soft links work. It also covers common Linux permissions and how to manage users, groups, and permissions using commands like chmod, chown, useradd, and others.
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Introduction to the windows command prompt, and command-line arguments and calling external programs in .NET.
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This document provides an overview of the Linux file system. It describes the four types of items that can be stored in a Linux file system: ordinary files, directory files, device files, and links. It then discusses the typical directory structure, with directories like /bin, /home, and /usr. The rest of the document outlines important commands for directory and file handling, such as ls, cd, cp, and rm. It also covers making hard and soft links, specifying multiple filenames, setting file permissions, and finding/sorting files.
This document provides examples and descriptions of basic Linux commands including cat, cd, cp, dd, df, less, ln, locate, ls, more, mv, pwd, shutdown, and whereis. It explains how to view file contents, change directories, copy files, show disk usage, page through files, create symbolic links, find files, list files, move/rename files, show the current working directory, shut down the system, and locate command files.
The document provides an introduction to Linux file systems and navigation, basic Linux commands, and users and groups. It describes:
1) The Linux file system uses a tree structure with root ("/") at the bottom and directories like /bin, /boot, /etc, /home, /lib, /opt, /proc, /sbin, /tmp, /usr, and /var.
2) Basic Linux commands include ls, cd, mkdir, rmdir, mount, df, ps, kill, touch, cat, head, cp, mv, comm, ln, history, wget, curl, find, which, echo, sort, man, tar, printenv, sleep, vi/vim
This document provides an overview of important concepts for browsing the Linux filesystem, including directory structure, navigation, file manipulation and the Nautilus graphical file browser. It describes key directories like /home, /bin and their purposes. It also covers commands for listing, copying, moving and removing files and directories, changing directories and determining file types.
This document provides an overview of the Linux file system including:
1. It defines the main directories and contents according to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) with the root directory being "/" and possible multiple partitions and filesystems.
2. It describes the different types of files like ordinary files, directories, and special files as well as file permissions for reading, writing, and executing files and directories.
3. It explains how to change file permissions using the chmod command and navigate the file system using commands like pwd, cd, and ls including examples of using options, wildcards and navigation.
This document discusses managing the Linux file system. It describes the Linux file system structure, including the main directories like /bin, /home, /etc. It also covers common file system tasks like navigating directories, managing files and directories by creating, deleting, copying and moving files. Additional topics covered include managing disk partitions by creating partitions with fdisk and formatting partitions with file systems using mkfs, mounting partitions, and checking file systems with fsck.
This document provides an overview of directories and listing files in Linux. It discusses the Linux filesystem structure, with files containing data and directories used for organization. It describes how to navigate directories using commands like cd, pwd, and ls, and explains absolute vs. relative paths. Special relative paths like . and .. are also covered. The document contains exercises related to these topics.
This document outlines a lecture on managing files from the command line in Linux. It covers the Linux file system hierarchy, locating files using absolute and relative paths, navigating the file system with commands like pwd and cd. It also discusses managing files with commands like mkdir, cp, mv, rm, and rmdir. The lecture teaches path name expansion using wildcards and globbing patterns to match multiple files. Finally, it provides examples and a practice lab for students to organize files into projects and directories using these command line tools.
Slides from the Introduction to UNIX Command-Lines class from the BTI Plant Bioinformatics course 2014. This is a course teach by the Sol Genomics Network researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute.
This document provides an introduction to Linux command basics and top 50 commands. It discusses important commands like pwd, ls, cd, mkdir, rmdir, lsblk, mount, df, ps, kill, touch, cat, head, cp, mv, comm, ln and more. It also covers users and groups, file ownership and permissions. Lab exercises are included to practice using commands like mkdir, chmod, chown and displaying directory contents. Finally, it discusses useful filter commands like grep, uniq and sort as well as the text manipulation command awk.
This document provides an overview of basic Linux commands for common file system tasks like navigating directories, managing files, and copying or moving files. It describes commands like pwd to print the working directory, cd to change directories, ls to list directory contents, mkdir to create directories, cat to view file contents, rmdir to delete empty directories, rm to delete files and directories, and cp and mv to copy and move files between locations.
Linux is an open source operating system initially created by Linus Torvalds in 1991. It has since grown significantly with hundreds of companies and individuals developing their own versions based on the Linux kernel. The kernel is developed under the GNU GPL license and its source code is freely available. Basic Linux commands allow users to navigate directories, manage files and permissions, transfer files, and get system information. More advanced commands provide additional control and functionality.
The document provides an introduction to Linux commands and lists the top 50 commands. It includes brief descriptions of common commands like ls, cd, mkdir, rmdir, ps, kill, cat, head, cp, mv, comm, ln, history, wget, curl, find, grep, sed and more. It then provides a lab exercise with 17 steps to practice basic file navigation and directory creation/deletion using these commands.
1. The document describes common Linux commands like ls, pwd, mkdir, cd, rmdir, cp, mv, rm, touch, cat, echo, clear.
2. It provides the syntax and examples of using each command, such as ls to list files, pwd to print the current working directory, and mkdir to create directories.
3. The practical sections demonstrate how to use ls with options to sort listings, navigate and list the home directory, move files between directories, sort files by size, and print the current working directory.
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This document discusses working with files and directories in PHP. It covers understanding file types and permissions, reading and writing directories, uploading and downloading files, and obtaining file information. The key functions covered include opendir(), readdir(), closedir(), scandir(), mkdir(), chmod(), fileperms(), move_uploaded_file(), and more. The document provides examples of using these functions to list directories, create directories, upload files, and retrieve file metadata.
The document discusses various types of files in UNIX/Linux systems such as regular files, directory files, device files, FIFO files, and symbolic links. It describes how each file type is created and used. It also covers UNIX file attributes, inodes, and how the kernel manages file access through system calls like open, read, write, and close.
Introduction to command line tools for *NIX (UNIX (like OS X and Solaris/SunOS), BSD, & GNU/Linux) environments. I made this presentation originally for the LUG@UCF when I was an undergrad but still contains valid information. Hope you find it useful.
The document discusses issues around Linux distributions replacing the original cdrtools software with forks that introduced bugs and broke functionality. It notes that Debian, Red Hat, openSUSE and SUSE currently ship broken forks instead of the recent original versions. It encourages informing these distributions that forcing defective forks instead of allowing users to choose is unfree, and asking them to include the recent original cdrtools software to give users freedom of choice.
This document is the revision history and table of contents for the "Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide", which is described as an in-depth exploration of shell scripting in Bash assuming no previous knowledge. The guide contains over 30 chapters that progress from basic to advanced topics in shell scripting through explanatory text and over 100 code examples. It aims to teach shell scripting interactively through writing and analyzing scripts.
This document is a manual for Cinelerra CV, an open source non-linear video editor for Linux. It discusses installing and configuring Cinelerra CV, including hardware and software requirements and instructions for different Linux distributions. It also covers compiling Cinelerra from source, configuring audio and video drivers, and playback settings. The manual is distributed under the GNU GPL license.
This document provides the help output from the ffmpeg command, listing its configuration options and summarizing its video, audio, and advanced encoding options. It also lists the versions of ffmpeg's libavutil, libavcodec, and libavformat libraries being used.
The document discusses accessing and exploring graphical desktops in UNIX/Linux. It describes how to start the X Window system from the terminal using commands like "startx" or "xinit". This launches the window manager and displays the full graphical desktop with icons, menus, windows etc. The desktop environment, including elements like the task bar, main menu, windows, icons and screen customization options are then explored. Exiting a session involves logging out through options in the main menu or pop-up menus.
Logging on to a UNIX/Linux system requires a valid username and password. The root user has full administrative privileges. Users can log in through either a terminal window or graphical window interface. After logging in, the date command displays the current date and time, while the exit command logs the user off the system.
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2. Overview Using directories to create order. Managing files in directories. Using pathnames to manage files in directories. Accessing files in remote directories. Managing files from more than one directory. Moving and removing directories and their contents.
3. Using Directories to Create Order A file is a collection of information stored electronically on the hard drive of a system. An inode contains all the information about each file, including the location of the actual file on the disk.
4. Using Directories to Create Order The home directory. Listing files in a directory. Working with directories. Distinguishing between files and directories. Obtaining information about a directory or its contents.
5. The Home Directory The “pwd” command displays the path from root to the user’s home directory. The /etc/passwd file holds the user’s home directory path. A file is created and listed in the current home directory by default.
6. Listing Files in a Directory The “ls” command reads the names of the files listed in the current directory, and then outputs those names. Each file in the directory contains only the name of that file and a number that leads to the inode for that file. The “–i” option instructs ls to include the inodes in its output. Inodes are small pieces of memory created on the hard disk when it is formatted.
7. Listing Files in a Directory The inode has a list of addresses of the block on the disk where the data that comprise the file is actually located. It addresses up to 13 data blocks on the hard drive. The first ten blocks addressed from the inode contains the actual file data. If a file is too large, additional blocks are allocated to fit the data.
8. Working with Directories The “mkdir” command is used for creating a new directory. Directories created in uppercase are listed first by the ls command. Each new directory created is called a subdirectory. The “cd” or “change directory” command instructs the shell to locate the directory listed as an argument.
9. Working with Directories The “pwd” command outputs the absolute path from the top of the file system (root or /) to the current directory. A path is a list of directory names separated by the / (slash) character. The topmost directory is called the root and is symbolized by the first forward slash (/) in the pathname.
10. Working with Directories The vi editor can be used for creating a file within a directory or subdirectory. The cd command, without any directory name as an argument, returns to the home directory. The “–R” (recursive) option used with ls descends through each subdirectory in the directory tree.
11. Distinguishing between Files and Directories The “ls –F” command displays directory names with a slash appended at the end. Filenames displayed with an asterisk (*) at the end are executable files. The “–C” option to ls instructs ls to make several columns in the output instead of one.
12. Obtaining Information About a Directory or its Contents The “ls –l” command displays the permissions and owners of files listed in a directory. The “–d” option with ls command returns a listing of information about the contents of the target directory. The “ls –ld” displays the permissions of the directory, and not the information about the files.
13. Managing Files in Directories Moving or copying files into a subdirectory. Accessing a file in a subdirectory. Avoiding mistakes when moving files into directories. Renaming files. Removing files from subdirectories.
14. Moving or Copying Files into a Subdirectory Moving a file or directory does not move the file electronically. The name and the inode number are erased from the current directory and are written in the subdirectory.
15. Moving or Copying Files into a Subdirectory When a file is copied, a second electronic version is created. The copied file does not have the same inode number as the original. The copied file has its own inode, permission, and data blocks containing the new files actual contents.
16. Accessing a File in a Subdirectory To access a file in a subdirectory: Locate the inode number of the file. Check the permissions on the directory. Get the directory’s address from the inode. Identify the inode associated with the file. Read the files from the data blocks.
17. Avoiding Mistakes When Moving Files into Directories The mv utility takes two arguments. The first argument is the name of an existing file. The second argument is a new name assigned to existing file, unless the second argument is a directory. A slash at the end of the second argument interprets the argument as a directory name.
18. Renaming Files The command to move a file listing from the current directory to a new directory and also to change its filename is mv filename subdirectory/newfilename. Moving a file just moves its listing from one directory to another.
19. Removing Files from Subdirectories The “rm” command can be used for removing files form a directory or subdirectory. After the rm command, the entry of the file is removed, and the data blocks listed in the inode for that file are released.
20. Using Pathnames to Manage Files in Directories Accessing or creating a subdirectory. Using pathnames with utilities. Copying files into other directories using paths. Using parent directory names. Copying and moving multiple files to subdirectories. Examining the full path from root to directories and files.
21. Using Pathnames to Manage Files in Directories Explicitly accessing a user’s home directory. Including other users’ logins in directory paths. Returning to the previous directory.
22. Accessing or Creating a Subdirectory Providing a full path to the cd command without any spaces can access a subdirectory. Pathnames are the mechanism used to tell the shell what path to follow to access a file or directory not listed in the current directory. Remote directories can also be created by specifying the relative or absolute pathname.
23. Using Pathnames with Utilities Pathnames can also be used as arguments to utilities. A relative path can be specified for accessing a file without changing the current directory.
24. Copying Files into Other Directories Using Paths Pathnames are particularly useful with the “cp” and “mv” commands. Any command that takes a filename or directory name as an argument can be given an explicit pathname argument.
25. Using Parent Directory Names A single dot is used for referring to the current directory. In a directory, the .. (dot-dot) is the listing for its parent directory. The parent directory is the directory located one level above the current directory.
26. Using Parent Directory Names The parent directory lists the current directory’s name and inode. The . and .. are the two listings that get created when a new directory is created.
27. Copying and Moving Multiple Files to Subdirectories The move and copy commands are usually used with only two arguments. The cp utility displays a usage error message when more than two arguments are specified and the last argument is not a directory. In the cp command, if the third argument specified is a directory, then the rest of the file arguments are copied into the destination subdirectory.
28. Copying and Moving Multiple Files to Subdirectories The mv and cp commands can affect multiple files when the last argument is a directory. The .. (dot-dot) listing can be used in the mv command for moving files into the parent directory.
29. Examining the Full Path from Root to Directories and Files A user can specify a directory’s location with the full path from the top of the file system. The full path starting at root identifies a file explicitly. The pathname for every file describes a particular file uniquely and absolutely. The full pathname to a file is called its absolute pathname.
30. Explicitly Accessing a User’s Home Directory The “ls ~” command lists all filenames listed in the home directory. The C shell and all shells define the tilde (~) as the path to the user’s home directory. The shell replaces the tilde (~) with the value of the path to the user’s home directory. The shell replaces the tilde (~) in any command line with the absolute path from root to the user’s home directory.
31. Including Other Users’ Logins in Directory Paths The “echo ~root” option displays the path to the home directory of the user root. The contents of the home directory of a user are displayed if the user has appropriate permissions.
32. Returning to the Previous Directory The bash and ksh shells maintain the previous directory path as the value of a variable. The tcsh shell maintains a list of previous directories in a list that can be accessed. The value of the variable PWD is the path to the current directory.
33. Returning to the Previous Directory An alternative way of specifying the previous directory on many bash and ksh shells is to do it with a dash argument. The exit command can be used for exiting from a child bash or ksh to the login shell. The “popd” command instructs the shell to move the directory currently on the top of the list of directories that are added to the list.
34. Accessing Files in Remote Directories A filename that includes no relative path defaults to the current directory. The ./ is the default relative path that is used. Every file on the system has a unique pathname from / (root).
35. Accessing Files in Remote Directories The “pwd” command displays the absolute path of the present directory. A path always starts at root (/) and includes the appropriate subdirectories.
36. Managing Files from More Than One Directory A listing for a file in a directory is a link to the file. The ls –l command at the start lists the number of data blocks used by files and directories in the current directory. In a long listing entry, or record, the information for each file or directory is divided into seven fields. The second field in each entry of a file indicates the number of directories where the object is listed.
37. Managing Files from More Than One Directory Linking files: The “ln” command can be used for linking a file to the current directory. The index card of each file keeps track of the number of directories that list it. Each instance of the file listed in a directory is one link. Removing a file removes it from the directory listing.
38. Managing Files from More Than One Directory Linking files (continued): The ln utility can be used to link multiple files at a time. The “ls –il” command lists the current files with link count and inodes. The “–s” option to ln creates a file in the current directory that contains information required to locate the linked file.
39. Managing Files from More Than One Directory Using symbolic links: A symbolic link is a small file in a directory on one file system partition that points to the correct file system and the correct inode for the linked file. In the long listing of the symbolic link, the initial character is an “l” for directories and files. An arrow and path at the end of the listing displays the actual directory where the link points.
40. Managing Files from More Than One Directory Using symbolic links (continued): The ln utility provides a “–d” option for the root user to create hard links to directories. Ordinary users cannot create directory hard links. Ordinary users can create symbolic links to directories.
41. Managing Files from More Than One Directory The administrator can divide the hard drive into partitions for installing the system. The partition labeled / holds the core of the hierarchal directory tree. A partition is further divided into small pieces called data blocks, which hold the actual data for the file.
42. Managing Files from More Than One Directory Each partition holds a single file system and has a set of unique inode numbers for that partition. The inode contains the whole of a file, including its descriptive characteristics and the addresses of the blocks where the file data resides.
43. Moving and Removing Directories and their Contents Renaming a directory only changes the name of the directory, the inode number and its location remains unchanged. A directory can also be moved from a different location in the hierarchal file structure without affecting the child contents of the directory.
44. The “rmdir” command is used for removing an empty directory. The “–r” option instructs the rm command to recursively remove file. Moving and Removing Directories and their Contents
45. Summary Files reside in one or more data blocks on the hard drive. Each file in a directory is assigned a unique inode. A directory is a special kind of file with very specific contents, namely the names of files and directories, each with its associated inode number. The passwd file holds the location of a user’s home directory.
46. Summary The mkdir command is used for creating remote directories. The tilde (~) is interpreted as the user’s home directory. The name .. (dot-dot) is interpreted as the parent directory. The “rm –r dirname” command recursively removes the contents of the directory specified.