Commands

To get to your www directory, Netscape and the File Transfer:

Start > Programs > UMDNet Communications > connect to ub machine (e-mail)

Start > Programs > UMDNet Communications > Netscape

Start > Programs > UMDNet Communications > WS_FTP32

Alt-tab

usually switches to the screen you viewed before the one you are working on.

cd dirname

changes the current directory path to include dirname.

cd ..

moves one subdirectory step down.

chmod a+r filename (or chmod a+r *.*)

gives permission for others to access + read your WebPage and images.

chmod 755 subdirectory-name

gives permission for others to access + read a subdirectory.

cp old-filename new-filename

makes a copy of old-filename in a file called new-filename. If new-filename already exists it will be replaced.

Ctrl-w text/numbers finds alphanumerics.

Ctrl-k deletes a line (it doesn't matter where you are on the line).

Ctrl-u undeletes line(s).

Ctrl-o saves and does not exit.

Ctrl-x saves and exits; if you have not saved the file it will ask you if you want to save the file. (Enter y to save.)

Ctrl-Insert copies highlighted text.

Shift-Insert pastes copied text.

ls lists the names of the files in your current directory.

ls -l lists the names of the files in your current directory giving more information.

man displays the manual page(s) for a specific command on your screen. For example, you can find out more

about man by entering man man, or find out man ls.

mv old-filename new-filename

renames the file old-filename to new-filename. If new-filename already exists it will be replaced. mv can also be used to do other things (enter man mv for details).

pico is a simple text editor, the editor used within the pine mail program.

umenu is a menuing system that presents most of the commonly used options in the UNIX systems.

who prints out a list of users currently logged onto the system.

w prints out a list of users currently logged onto the system, and includes what they are currently doing.

Ctrl-f text/numbers finds alphanumerics.

Ctrl-c copies highlighted materials.

Shift-Insert pastes copied text.