Viewing Files


When working on the command line, you will most likely encounter plenty of opportunities for viewing log files, configuration files, or another other type of normal file. Table A.4 lists commands used for this purpose.

Table A.4. Commands Used to View Files

COMMAND

GENERAL USAGE

DESCRIPTION

cat

cat FILE

Concatenates files and displays output on standard out (typically the screen).

head

head [OPTIONS] FILE

Displays the first 10 lines of text from the specified file.

Common options include

-[N] Displays the first N number of lines

less

less FILE

Paging utility used to display text files.

more

more FILE

Paging utility used to display text files.

od

od [OPTIONS] FILE

Displays the specified file in octal mode.

Common options include

-h Hexadecimal display

strings

strings FILE

Prints text strings four characters long or longer from binary files.

tail

tail [OPTIONS] FILE

Displays the last 10 lines of text from the specified file.

Common options include

-[N] Displays the last N amount of lines

-f Follows an active log file




    NovellR Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook SUSE LINUX Edition
    Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrators Handbook, SUSE LINUX Edition
    ISBN: 067232749X
    EAN: 2147483647
    Year: 2005
    Pages: 178

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