directory command to set the working directory. As this applies to most operating system shells, most support a change directory command, including Unix and...

(SUS). These commands are implemented in many shells on modern Unix, Unix-like and other operating systems. This list does not cover commands for all versions...

on-screen. cat was part of the early versions of Unix, e.g., Version 1. It replaced pr, a PDP-7 and Multics command for copying a single file to the screen. It...

Unix (/ˈjuːnɪks/ , YOO-niks; trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multi-user computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T...

A Unix shell is a shell that provides a command-line user interface for a Unix-like operating system. A Unix shell provides a command language that can...

for Unix, today it is also available on Unix-like and non Unix-like systems, KolibriOS, IBM i, EFI shell. and Windows (via UnxUtils). The del command provides...

(short for manual page) is a form of software documentation found on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Topics covered include programs, system libraries...

shell command for listing files – including special files such as directories. Originally developed for Unix and later codified by POSIX and Single UNIX Specification...

touch is a shell command that sets the modification timestamp of an existing file to be current – which on a Unix-based file system includes special files...

command is a shell command for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is used to execute a command whilst suppressing normal shell function lookup. It...

any version of the Single UNIX Specification. A Unix-like application is one that behaves like the corresponding Unix command or shell. Although there...

shell command for scheduling commands to be executed at a future time; once. The command was developed for Unix and is available on Unix and Unix-like...

instead of creating a new file with default permissions. The command was part of Version 1 Unix, and is specified by POSIX. The implementation from GNU has...

wc (short for word count) is a command in Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems. The program reads either standard input or a list of...

effect. grep was originally developed for the Unix operating system, but later became available for all Unix-like systems and some others such as OS-9. Before...

dd is shell command for reading, writing and converting file data. Originally developed for Unix, it has been implemented on many other environments including...

"Bourne Again Shell") is an interactive command interpreter and command programming language developed for UNIX-like operating systems. Created in 1989...

tr is a command in Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems. It is an abbreviation of translate or transliterate, indicating its operation...

productivity by abbreviating a command or for including commonly used arguments with a command. The command is available in Unix shells, AmigaDOS, 4DOS/4NT...

In computing, tty is a command in Unix and Unix-like operating systems to print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input. tty stands for...

computing, kill is a command that is used in several popular operating systems to send signals to running processes. In Unix and Unix-like operating systems...

considered a non-portable command and the printf command (introduced in Ninth Edition Unix) is preferred instead. The command is available the following...

formats with useful options from both archivers. The pax command is available on Unix and Unix-like operating systems and on IBM i, and Microsoft Windows...

filters. Similar behaving commands are provided by many shells although syntax varies. The command is provided in Unix and Unix-like systems, OS-9, DOS...

letters, /ˌiːˈdiː/) is a line editor for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It was one of the first parts of the Unix operating system that was developed...

When a text file with a shebang is used as if it were an executable in a Unix-like operating system, the program loader mechanism parses the rest of the...

env is a shell command for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It is used to either print a list of environment variables or run another utility in...

nm is a Unix command used to dump the symbol table and their attributes from a binary executable file (including libraries, compiled object modules, shared-object...

dig is a network administration command-line tool for querying the Domain Name System (DNS). dig is useful for network troubleshooting and for educational...

files, it selects strings from the whole file. The command is available in Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like systems. It is part of the GNU Binary Utilities...