Unix is an operating system that has been around for a long time. The most popular Unix clone is Linux.
Unix Philosophy[]
an important part of the unix philosophy is that tools should be built to perform one basic task well. Complex tasks can then be solved by joining those simple tools together.
A few Unix commands[]
[]
- ls - displays items in the current directory.
- cd - moves to the directory specified in its arguments.
- .. - previous directory.
- . - current directory.
- ~/ - home directory.
- something* - Filename completion.
Dangerous commands[]
Fork bomb in a Unix shell - causes system to 'freeze', due to it being a wabbit:
:(){ :|: & }; :
Erase whole system, and make it crash:
sudo rm -rf
See Also[]
External links[]
- Unix on Wikipedia