Command	Description	Example
cat	display the content of a file	cat filename
cd	change to another directory	cd public_html
cp	copy a file	cp filename1 filename2
date	display time and date	date
finger	display the users logged into the system	finger
history	display commands issued earlier in the session	history
logout or exit	exit the Unix system	logout
lpr	print files on the line printer	lpr filename1 filename2
ls	display the file names	ls
ls -l	display all columns of information about each file	ls -l | more (one screenful at a time)
mail	send or receive email	mail
man	display manual online	man ls
mkdir	create a new directory	mkdir images
more	display a file one screenful at a time	more filename1
mv	move an existing file to a new one	mv filename1 filename2
passwd	change password	passwd
pg	display a file one screenful at a time	pg filename1
pico	enter pico editor	pico filename1
pine	send or receive email	pine
pwd	show the path of the working directory	pwd
quota -v	display your disk quota(s) and usage	quota -v
rm	remove a file	rm filename1
rmdir	remove a directory	rmdir subdirectory1
rmdir -i	remove a directory by asking you first	rmdir -i subdirectory1
rmdir -r	remove the contents of the directory	rmdir -r subdirectory1
vi	enter vi editor	vi filename1
who	display who is on the system	who
whoami	show my user name	whoami

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