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11.7. Important linux shell commands
List files
ls [-la]
Find a file
find -type f -name “filename”
Copy a file
cp /source/file.ext /target
Delete a file
rm /folder/file.name
Move a file
mv /source/file.ext /target
Rename a file
mv /file.ext /newname.ext
Create a directory
mkdir /myDir
Delete a directory
rmdir /myDir
Start an application or script
./applicationname
Decompress a .PK file
gunzip filename.pk
Get files from .TAR archive
tar xvf filename.tar
Create a text file
cat > file.txt
this is a test
CTRL + d (finish), CTRL + c (cancel)
Get ethernet configuration
ifconfig eth0 [eth1; eth2 ... ]
Configure ethernet
ifconfig eth0 192.168.100.10
Show shared folders
showmount -e
List running processes
ps
Stop a process
kill 123
List modules
lsmod
Start module (driver)
insmod xxx
Stop module (driver)
rmmod xxx
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