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Linux References

The server we are using for this class is running Linux.  There are a few cases where you may have to connect to this server and use operating system commands.  Here are the commands that you may need:

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Login  

When you connect to the server you will get a login prompt like this:

Linux 2.2.19 (ehrlich.he.net) (ttyp0)
ehrlich.he.net login: 

Enter your user name following the login prompt and press Enter.

You will be prompted for your password, enter it and press Enter.  Note that both user names and passwords are case sensitive and must be entered exactly as assigned.

If you have logged in successfully you will see a shell prompt like this:


[user@ host / user]$ 

Logout: exit

You can logout when you done with the system by typing exit and pressing Enter.

Change Directory:  cd [directory] 

The Change Directory command changes the current directory.  When you first login you will be in your home directory.  You can use the Change Directory command with these options:

No directory name, (type cd followed by Enter) will change to your home directory.
Hyphen (type cd - followed by Enter) goes to the previous directory.
Dot Dot (type cd .. followed by Enter) changes to the parent directory (up one level).

List Files: ls [-d] [-l] [-t] [-u] 

The List Files command displays the name and other information about files in the current directory. The following options may be used individually or in combinations:

-d shows only subdirectories of the current directory
-l displays a long listing of information including access permissions, size, owner, and last modification time.
-t sorts the file listing by last modification time.
-u sorts the file listing by last access time.

For More Information

For more information on Linux or other versions of UNIX, see:

Learning Red Hat Linux by Bill McCarty, O'Reilly, 1999.
RedHat.com http://www.redhat.com/ 
Linux.com http://www.linux.com/ 
 
 

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