awk | Searches for and processes patterns in a filepage 609 |
bzip2 | Compresses or decompresses filespage 668 |
cat | Joins and displays filespage 671 |
cmp | Compares two filespage 684 |
comm | Compares sorted filespage 686 |
cp | Copies filespage 690 |
cpio | Creates an archive, restores files from an archive, or copies a directorypage 693 |
cut | Selects characters or fields from input linespage 699 |
dd | Converts and copies a filepage 703 |
diff | Displays the differences between two filespage 707 |
ditto | Copies files and creates and unpacks archivespage 715 |
find | Finds files based on criteriapage 728 |
fmt | Formats text very simplypage 736 |
grep | Searches for a pattern in filespage 751 |
gzip | Compresses or decompresses filespage 756 |
head | Displays the beginning of a filepage 759 |
less | Displays text files, one screen at a timepage 768 |
ln | Makes a link to a filepage 772 |
lpr | Sends files to printerspage 774 |
ls | Displays information about one or more filespage 777 |
man | Displays documentation for commandspage 788 |
mkdir | Creates a directorypage 791 |
mv | Renames or moves a filepage 792 |
od | Dumps the contents of a filepage 799 |
open | Opens files, directories, and URLspage 803 |
paste | Joins corresponding lines from filespage 807 |
pax | Creates an archive, restores files from an archive, or copies a directorypage 809 |
plutil | Manipulates property list filespage 815 |
pr | Paginates files for printingpage 817 |
rm | Removes a file (deletes a link)page 827 |
rmdir | Removes a directorypage 829 |
sed | Edits a file (not interactively)page 641 |
sort | Sorts and/or merges filespage 837 |
split | Divides a file into sectionspage 846 |
strings | Displays strings of printable characterspage 853 |
tail | Displays the last part of a filepage 859 |
tar | Stores or retrieves files to/from an archive filepage 862 |
touch | Changes a file's access and/or modification timepage 877 |
uniq | Displays unique linespage 885 |
wc | Displays the number of lines, words, and bytespage 888 |