Unix Command Line

The shell takes commands in the following format:

When you see notation like this, it is not meant to be copy and pasted directly. Underlined words are placeholders for something, otherwise the word should be typed as written. [words in brackets] are optional arguments which should either be present or absent. A ... means that additional arguments can optionally follow.

All file or directory arguments are paths. For a refresher on how to write paths, see Unix Filesystem section on the ECE 120 wiki.

Getting help

Creating, moving, and deleting

Editing files

Quitting

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