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CMS/UNIX ANALOGOUS COMMANDS

(Note: UNIX is very case sensitive!!! Type command exactly as shown below.)

CMS commandUNIX commandDescription
passwordpasswdChanges your password.
logofflogoff,exitLogs out of the system.
help man command Shows manual page for command (q to quit).
apropos keywordLists commands related to a keyword
learnOn-line tutorial session.
spool consolescriptLists commands related to a keyword. Puts a record of your terminal session in the named file. Type exit to end recording of the session.
terminalstty,set term=Set terminal characteristics.
hxctrl cInterrupts execution of a command.
clear keyclearClears the screen.
pack,unpackcompress,uncompressReduces and restores file size.
sassasvt,saskermDisplay manager systems for ethernet,async.
copyfilecp f1 f2Creates a copy of file 1 into file 2.
erase,burn,discardrm fnDeletes a file.
filelist,fl,fls -altLists all files, including startup, by date.
browseless,morePages through a file.
create directorymkdir dnCreates a new directory.
erasermdir dnDeletes a directory, if empty.
rm -rf dnDeletes a directory, if not empty.
accesscd dnChanges to specified directory name.
cd ..Changes to parent directory, the directory one level above the current directory.
cdReturns to your home directory.
dirlistpwdDisplays the name of the current directory.
ps -gLists all currently running commands.
grant authoritychmod rule fn,dnSpecifies what type of access to a particular file or directory you are willing to allow to yourself, other group members, and everyone else.
renamemv on nnRenames a file from oldname to newname.
typecatDisplays the contents of a file.
x,xedit x,xe,xedit Invokes XEDIT.

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