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* Getting a directory listing in a plain text file | * Getting a directory listing in a plain text file | ||
ls *fits > listoffiles.txt | ls *fits > listoffiles.txt | ||
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+ | * Examining the contents of a file (works best on text files, but will also attempt it without complaint on binary files -- be careful!) | ||
+ | more listoffiles.txt | ||
+ | To scroll down and see more of the file, hit the space bar; to quit out, hit "q". | ||
* Unzipping the files from Leopard -- the "\" is important!! | * Unzipping the files from Leopard -- the "\" is important!! |
Revision as of 15:55, 7 July 2008
Here is a quick list of common unix commands. These will work from a terminal window on Linux or Mac, or from a terminal window once you have cygwin installed on Windows. (see Windows hints, tips, and tricks.)
- Changing directories (folders)
cd /path/to/directory
- Getting a directory listing
ls
- Getting a directory listing of just one kind of file extension
ls *txt
- Getting a directory listing in a plain text file
ls *fits > listoffiles.txt
- Examining the contents of a file (works best on text files, but will also attempt it without complaint on binary files -- be careful!)
more listoffiles.txt
To scroll down and see more of the file, hit the space bar; to quit out, hit "q".
- Unzipping the files from Leopard -- the "\" is important!!
unzip \*.zip
- Unzipping files with a *gz extension
gunzip *.gz
- Uncompressing a tar file -- tar = Tape ARchive
tar -xf foo.tar
- Uncompressing a compressed tar file (may not work on older systems)
tar -xzf foo.tar.gz