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B. Reference

B.1 Commands and Their Meanings

cancel request Cancel an lp print request.
cat files Display one or more files.
cd Change to home directory.
cd pathname Change working directory to pathname .
cp old new Copy old file to new file.
date Display current date and time.
grep "pattern" files Show lines matching pattern in files .
kill PID End process PID .
lp files Send files to default printer.
lpq Check requests on lpr printer queue.
lpr files Send files to default printer.
lprm request Cancel an lpr print request.
lpstat Check requests on lp printer queue.
ls List names of files in working directory.
mail Read your own mail.
mail user Send mail to user .
man command Display manual page of command .
mkdir pathname Create a new directory with pathname .
more files Display one screenful of each file at a time.
mv old new Move or rename old file to new file.
pg files Display one screenful of each file at a time.
ps List your processes and their PIDs.
pwd Print working (current) directory name.
rm files Remove files .
rmdir pathname Remove empty directory with pathname .
sort files Sort lines of files .
who List users currently on system.
who am i Display listing for this session.


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