Unix Commands

The following commands can be typed in a Unix terminal command-line interface.

Command	Function	Example(s)
cd	Change directory	cd mydirectory
pwd	Display the current directory	pwd
ls	List the contents of a directory	ls ls documents
mv	Change a filename	mv main.c main.cc
cp	Copy a file	cp myfile.txt yourfile.txt
rm	Remove (delete) a file	rm badfile.c
mkdir	Create a new directory	mkdir programs
rmdir	Remove (delete) a directory	rmdir programs
clear	Clear the screen	clear
Control+C	Force the current process to quit	Control+C (^C)
exit	Quit the current terminal session	quit