One thing I have neglected to study are the not-to-often used commands of Linux and Unix. In an effort to make sure I never forget them, I’ll keep a list of the few that I have been asked about:
- lsof – lists all of the files currently open in the operating system.
- echo $SHELL – displays which shell you are currently using.
- uname – displays which operating system you are running. By itself it doesn’t tell you much, but uname -a tells you everything about the computer you are logged into.
- find vs grep – use grep to find stuff in files, use find to find files by file name. Specifically: find . -name filename -print looks for files matching the filename string. You can use * for wildcard, eg: *brian* to look for any files containing brian (case sensative).
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