General unix commands
Can be run on most if not all flavours of Unix and Linux
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| Command | Common Arguments & Description | Command Description |
|---|---|---|
| cd | Directory name | Change directory |
| df | -k (Show in Kilobytes) | Display filesystem usage |
| ipcrm | -m shared memory ID (Removes shared memory by ID) | Removes message queue, semaphore set, or shared memory identifiers |
| ipcs | -a (Prints most information) | Reports interprocess communication facility status |
| lpstat | -pPrintQ1 (Display the status of printer queue PrintQ1) | Display information about the current status of the line printer |
| ls | -l (Long listing) | Lists contents of a directory |
| lsof | -i -U (List all open Internet, x.25 (HP-UX), and UNIX domain files) | List open files |
| mkdir | /home (Create directory /home) | Make a directory |
| mount | -vcdrfs -oro /dev/cd0 /mnt (Mount the cdrom device onto /mnt) | Makes a file system available for use |
| netstat | -rn (Display the routing table. -n shows addresses as numbers, does not resolve to names) | Display routing table |
| pwd | (No arguments) | Print Working Directory - Show the current directory |
| rpm | -e package (Erase an rpm package) | Redhat Package Manager Erase |
| rpm | -ivh package_file.rpm (Install verbosely an rpm package file) | Redhat Package Manager Install |
| rpm | -qa "string" (Search for installed package with "string" in it's name) | Redhat Package Manager Search |
| rpm | -qf /usr/bin/mem (Find out which package owns the file /usr/bin/mem) | Redhat Package Manager Owns |
| rpm | -qlp "package_file.rpm" (List files in package file) | Redhat Package Manager Files |
| rpm | -qp --info "package_file.rpm" (List descriptive info from package file) | Redhat Package Manager Info |
| rpm | -qp --scripts "package_file.rpm" (List scripts in package file) | Redhat Package Manager Scripts |
| showmount | -e host1 (Show the NFS server (host1) export list) | Show mount information for an NFS server |
| SMcli | -d -v -S (Displays the name of the array, ip-addresses of the controllers and a brief status) | Command line access for IBM/Brocade storage arrays |
| SMcli | -n mysan -c "show allDriveChannels stats;" (Displays drive channel statistics of the array "mysan") | Command line access for IBM/Brocade storage arrays |
| SMcli | -n mysan -c "show storagesubsystem profile;" (Displays information about the storage subsystem of the array "mysan") | Command line access for IBM/Brocade storage arrays |
| uname | -a (Show "all" information) | Displays OS, system name, machine ID etc |