Some  Cygwin/Linux/Unix commands

To check the usage of a command, please run "man command", for example, "man ls" to display the usage of ls.

• chmod: change file access permissions.
• convert: convert between image formats as well as resize an image, blur, crop, despeckle, dither,...
• cp: copy files and directories.
• cut: remove sections from each line of files.
• df: report filesystem disk space usage.
• dvips: convert a TeX DVI file to PostScript.
• f77/f95: Fortran compiler.
• gcc/g++: C and C++ compiler.
• gzip, gunzip, zcat: compress or expand files.
• kill: terminate a process.
• latex: compile a latex file.
• less: opposite of more.
• ln: make links between files.
• lpr: print files.
• lprm: cancel print jobs.
• lpq: show printer queue status.
• ls: list contents of directory.
• mkdir: create a folder.
• more: file perusal filter for crt viewing.
• mv: move (rename) files.
• rm: remove files or directories.
• rmdir: remove empty directories.
• pdf2ps: Ghostscript PDF to PostScript translator.
• pdflatex: PDF output from a latex file.
• ps: report a snapshot of the current processes.
• ps2pdf: Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript.
• tar: the GNU version of the tar archiving utility.
• top: display tasks.
• scp: secure copy (remote file copy program). Example: "scp files [your usrid]@d99.ucs.louisiana.edu:." to copy files to your UCS account
• sed: a stream editor.
• ssh: login to a remote Linux/Unix system. Example: ssh -X -l usrid d88.ucs.louisiana.edu to logon UCS
• unzip: list, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive.
• vi: a text editor.
• zip: package and compress (archive) files.

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