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PHPLarge :: FuzzyOffice :: Sidebar: Some Common Linux Examples

ls -- the *nix equivalent to dir -- getting lists of files

ls :: show all files in the directory

ls -l :: show all files in the directory with details (think ls long)

ls -l --sort=time -r :: show all files in the directory with details sorted by time, newest at the bottom

ls -l --sort=extension -r :: shows a list of files sorted by extension with the directories at the bottom

vi -- my favorite *nix editor. Modal, can be difficult, fastest thing on the planet.

vi :: runs the editor

vi . :: runs the editor and shows a list of files in the current directory to choose from

vi .. :: runs the editor and shows a list of files in the directory above the current director to choose from

vi filename.ext ENTER i :: runs the editor, opens the specified file and then pressing i puts you in insert mode

ESC ESC ESC :: within vi, pressing ESC enough times takes you out of your current location and returns you to command mode

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