Unix Commands

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6.3. Automating Tasks

Create a Makefile pico Makefile

A makefile consists of macro definitions and targets.

Test Makefile make -n [target]

Run make make [target]

6.4. Managing Disk Usage

Check Quota quota -v

Seeing Disk Usage df

du -s

6.5. Combining and Compressing Files

Create a tarfile tar cf file.tar file1 file2 … fileN

tar combines files but does not compress

Create a zipfile zip filename

Unzip a file unzip filename

7. Printing

7.1 Formatting Output for Printing

Paginate with Page Headers pr filename

in n columns pr -n filename

Format for Laser Printer tex document

7.2 The Printer Queue

Print a File lp [-dpr] filename

lpcae filename

Check Quota lpquot

List Queue lpq

Stop Job lprm

8. Miscellaneous

8.1 Miscellaneous Commands

List Commands for Subject man -k subject

Display Current Date and Time date

Log off exit

Electronic Mail pine

Display Documentation man command

8.2 Control Keys

Abort Program CTRL-C

Backspace (Delete Last Character) CTRL-H

Pause Display on Screen CTRL-S

Resume Display after CTRL-S CTRL-Q

Send Job to Background CTRL-Z followed by bg