Conventions used in this document: user-specified input is shown in parentheses.

pwd

Print Working Directory (helpful if you've lost your way while navigating the server)

cd (directory name)

Change Directory

cd ..

Change directory; go up one level.

mkdir (directory name)

Make Directory

rmdir

Remove directory.

ls

List directories & files (comparable to "dir" DOS command)

ls -l

Long List, including directories, filenames, directory or file owner(s), file size, etc.

more (filename)

Display files one screen at a time. Type "q" to quit.

ls -l | more

List directory, one screen at a time.

rm (filename)

Remove file

mv (old filename) (new filename) or mv (filename) (path)

Rename or move file

cp (filename) (path)

Copy file

*.*, *.html, wshs*

Wildcards: all files, all files ending with ".html", and any file beginning with "wshs" respectively.

pico (filename)

Invoke PICO text editor to edit a file, where user specifies filename. Simply entering "pico" will invoke PICO to edit a new file. Use PICO to edit text (.txt) and HTML (.html) files.

pine

Launches PINE e-mail software (note that PINE uses PICO as its text editor).

lynx

Launches LYNX, a text-based, command line Web browser.