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POSIX Utility Descriptions


Utility MS-DOS Equivalent Description
cat TYPE "conCATenator": Command line POSIX utility to display the contents of a file.
cc none "C Compiler" - CL front-end: Command line POSIX utility for compiling a C program.
CC Command Information
chmod ATTRIB "CHange MODe": Command line POSIX utility to change what access different groups of users have to a file.
chown none "CHange OWNer": Command line POSIX utility to change ownership of a file.
cp COPY "CoPy": Command line POSIX utility to duplicate a file or directory.
find none file finder: Command line POSIX utility that searches a folder tree for files matching given criteria.
grep none "Global Regular Expression Print" - FIND sub: Command line POSIX utility to search for patterns using regular expressions within files.
ln none "LiNker": Command line POSIX utility that provides a way to access a file using different names.
ls DIR "LiSt": Command line POSIX utility to list the contents of a directory.
mkdir MD "MaKe DIRectory": Command line POSIX utility to create a new directory.
mv REN "MoVe": Command line POSIX utility to move a file or directory to a new location. (Does not leave an original.)
rm DEL "ReMove": Command line POSIX utility to delete a file.
rmdir RD "ReMove DIRectory": Command line POSIX utility to delete a directory.
sh COMMAND "SHell": Command line POSIX utility that includes a large subset of Korn shell functionality.
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Does not support variable arrays.


sh Command Information
touch none Change dates: Command line POSIX utility that changes the modification date of files.
vi EDIT vi ("VIsual") clone: Command line POSIX utility for editing text files.
VI Command Information
wc none "Word Count": Command line POSIX utility that returns the number of bytes, words, and lines in files.