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A
Command Function
apropos Search Help manual pages (man -k)
B
Command Function
basename Strip directory and suffix from filenames
bg Send to background
C
Command Function
cal Display a calendar
cd Change Directory
D
Command Function
date Display or change the date & time
dc Desk Calculator
E
Command Function
echo Display message on screen
F
Command Function
false Do nothing, unsuccessfully
G
Command Function
gawk Find and Replace text within file(s)
H
Command Function
hash Remember the full pathname of a name argument
I
Command Function
iconv Convert the character set of a file
J
Command Function
jobs List active jobs
K
Command Function
kill Stop a process from running
L
Command Function
less Display output one screen at a time
N
Command Function
netstat Networking information
O
Command Function
open Open a file in its default application
op Operator access
P
Command Function
passwd Modify a user password
ps Process status
Q
Command Function
quota Display disk usage and limits
R
Command Function
ram ram disk device
rm Remove files
rmdir Remove folder(s)
S
Command Function
screen Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh
T
Command Function
tail Output the last part of file
V
Command Function
v Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)
vi Text Editor
W
Command Function
wait Wait for a process to complete
whereis Search the user’s $path, man pages and source files for a program
X
Command Function
xargs Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)