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 What are some common server commands?
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  • ls Displays everything in the current directory

  • ls -a Displays all files, including hidden

  • ls -l Displays all files, along with the size and timestamp

  • tar -zxpf 'filename' Uncompresses tar.gz files

  • tar -xpf 'filename' Uncompresses .tar files

  • gunzip 'filename' Uncompresses .gz files

  • cp 'filename' 'new_filename' Copies a file to a new file

  • mv 'filename' 'new_filename' Moves a file to a new file, or renames

  • mkdir 'directory' Creates a directory

  • rmdir 'directory' Deletes a directory

  • rm 'filename' Deletes a file

  • rm -rf 'directory' Deletes a directory, or forces the deletion of a file

  • cd 'directory' Moves to a directory

  • cd .. Moves to a lower directory

  • cd ~ Moves to your home directory

  • cd - Moves to the previous directory

  • pwd Displays the current directory

  • pico 'filename' Edits a file

  • ftp 'hostname' Connect to a FTP server

  • lynx 'web address' View a webpage

  • df Displays the hard drive stats

  • quota Displays your quota

  • uptime Displays the uptime of the server

  • uname -a Displays the operating system stats

  • whoami Displays your info

  • who Displays others connected to the server

  • last Displays the last login

  • whereis 'filename' Tells where a file is located

  • mail Check your email

  • ps -x Displays processes your running

  • ps -a Displays all processes running

  • ps -ux Displays running processes, with CPU/Memory usage

  • kill 'process ID' Kills a process

  • kill -9 'process ID' Kills an eggdrop process

  • killall 'process ID' Kills all running process of the same type

  • whatis Description of commands

  • man 'command' Displays help on the command

  • shutdown -r now Reboots server

  • ssh -l 'login' 'hostnmae' SSH to a server

  • telnet Don't use telenet, see SSH



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Created On: 30 Nov 2003 03:31 PM

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