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Training session 4: Basic Linux Commands Difficulty: Easy Learn the commands that can be used in Linux and their MSDOS equivelant Creator: m101 If you have used MSDOS before linux commands are rather simple to pickup, here are a few simple commands and their explanation: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Command: ls Use: Displays the contents of the current directory DOS Equivelant: dir Example: $ ls Muttrc group moduli postinstall setup termcap cron.d mime.types passwd profile ssmtp wgetrc ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Command: cd <directory> Use: Allows changing of the current directory DOS Equivelant: cd <directory> Example: $ cd etc ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Command: cat <file> Use: Displays the contents of the specified file DOS Equivelant: type <file> Example: $ cat e.c unsigned long get_sp(void) { __asm__("movl %esp,%eax"); } void main() { printf("0x%x\n", get_sp()); } ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Command: su Use: Changes the current user to root if the correct password is given DOS Equivelant: none Example: $su Password: ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Command: mkdir <directory> Use: Creates a directory DOS Equivelant: md <directory> Example: $ mkdir tem ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Command: cp <file> <destination> Use: Copies the specified file to the destination DOS Equivelant: copy <file> Example: $ cp e.c e1.c ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Command: rm <file> Use: Deletes the specified file DOS Equivelant: del <file> Example: $ rm e1.c ------------------------------------------------------------------- All of these commands are useable in the Fate Challenge, so experiment with them and learn how to use linux. |
