The following are commands for file systems and directories, commands
for directory-handling procedures, and a list of directory abbreviations.
Table 1. Command summary for file systems | Item |
Description |
| df |
Reports information about space on file systems. |
Table 2. Directory abbreviations | Item |
Description |
| . |
The current working directory. |
| .. |
The directory above the current working directory (the parent directory). |
| ~ |
Your home directory. (This is not true for the Bourne shell. For more information, see Bourne Shell.) |
| $HOME |
Your home directory. (This is true for all shells.) |
Table 3. Command summary for directory-handling
procedures | Item |
Description |
| cd |
Changes the current directory. |
| cp |
Copies files or directories. |
| dircmp |
Compares two directories and the contents of their common
files. |
| ls |
Displays the contents of a directory. |
| mkdir |
Creates one or more new directories. |
| mvdir |
Moves (renames) a directory. |
| pwd |
Displays the path name of the working directory. |
| rmdir |
Removes a directory. |