An Introduction to Getting around in Linux
Logging In
Point your favorite telnet client to crib.corepower.com. You will get a login: and passwd: prompt where you should type your login account name and your password.
Basics
cd path to change directories.
mkdir dirname to make a directory.
rmdir dirname to remove an empty directory.
rm filename to remove a file.
ls to get a directory listing.
exit to quit.
chmod to change permissions.
Help
man is the standard Linux help program. Type man command to get help on a specific command. Type man -k keyword to search for help containing a keyword. man intro will give an intro to the unix environment - read it.
info is some standard GNU doc reader.
- Tons of help files are in
/usr/doc/.
Apps
vi, joe, pico, and ed are editors.
pine, elm, and mail are mail readers.
fetchmail can grab your mail to crib from just about any source.
talk starts a talk session.
rtin and trn are usenet news readers.
lynx is a text based web browser.
ftp and ncftp are ftp clients.
wget can fetch a file by URL.
Admin
chfn will allow to change your visable name and phone number and other personal info.
passwd is used to change your password. Please use something hard to guess.
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