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Class Notes Planning Site Navigation Organizing WWW Files Using Webpage Editors Upload / Download (FTP) Visual Design Appropriate Use of Technology Unix Commands Cascading Style Sheets JavaScript

Unix Commands Here are some basic Unix commands that you might use if you prefer using a program like Telnet: pico <filename>—edit a file named <filename>; if <filename> does not exist, it will create a new file called <filename> ls—list the names of all your files and folders in the current directory mv <oldname> <newname>—change name of a file from <oldname> to <newname>; this can also be used to move files from one directory to another cp <fromfile> <tofile>—copy a file named <fromfile> to another file named <tofile> rm <filename>—remove a file mkdir <dirname>—make a subdirectory rmdir <dirname>—remove an empty subdirectory cd <dirname>—change your current directory to <dirname> cd ..—change your current directory to the directory where you came from cd—change your current directory to your root directory There is also a more complete list with some additional explanations and examples at Unix notes, a resource page for Computer Science 227. Home | Course Information | Assignments | Schedule | Class Notes | Resources | Student Pages