Difference between revisions of "Basic linux commands everyone should know!"

Revision as of 16:57, 29 April 2008

Here are a few simple linux commands that should make life a bit easier for you. Please everyone, add anything you think would be useful!

You may want to read the computer office's introduction to Unix booklet .

mkdir newdir newdir2

This will create two new directories, newdir and newdir2

mkdir -p newdir/newdir2

This will create newdir and newdir/newdir2, even if the former doesn't exist.

xxdiff file1 file2

Much clearer than regular diff (graphical output).

SVN Page

Can do so much, in a somewhat idiosyncratic manner! See this guide.

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  mkdir -p newdir/newdir2
 This will create ''newdir'' and ''newdir/newdir2'', even if the former doesn't exist.
+* ''xxdiff''
+ xxdiff file1 file2
+Much clearer than regular ''diff'' (graphical output).
+* ''svn''
+ [[SVN Page]]
+* ''find''
+Can do so much, in a somewhat idiosyncratic manner!  See this [http://www.hccfl.edu/pollock/Unix/FindCmd.htm guide].