Summary of some frequently used  Linux commands
                                                        v 0.1 10/18/2004  Kim Ng


acroread        view a pdf file

apropos search for help key words

cat     type the file.

cd      change to another directory.

chmod   change the file protection mode.

cp      copy a file 

diff    show the differences between two files.

dir     directory of files 

du      disk/files usage

dvips   to produce a ps file from a dvi file

emacs   an editor

g77     Fortran compiler

gcc     cc/cc+ compiler

gimp    a graphic program

kill    kill a process,  e.g.  kill -9 %1

latex   latex  for Tex.

less    view a file.

lpq     status of a print queue. e.g. lpq -Pcolor

lpr     to print,  e.g. lpr -Pcolor xxxx.ps

lprm    remove a print job. e.g. lprm entry_number

ls      list, dir. e.g. ls -al

man     manual,  help files,  e.g.   man pine

mkdir   make a sub-directory.

more    view a file, without refreshing the screen.

mount   mount a floppy, e.g. mount /mnt/floppy

mv      move a file,  e.g.   mv xxx.ps sub-dir/

pine    mail reader

ps      show processes,  e.g. ps aux

quota   disk/files usage quota  (grad14 only)

rm      remove/delete the files

scp     secure copy,  copy a file from/to a remote location.

ssh     secure login, e.g. ssh your_account@grad.physics.sunysb.edu

tex     to process a tex file

top     to monitor the system/processes

umount  unmount a floppy

xfig    a graphic plotting program

xdvi    view a .dvi file produced by tex

xmaple  a mathematical package

xview   view a jpg or gif file.

yppasswd  change your password