Miscellaneous Commands

You can try any of these commands by cutting them with your mouse and pasting them into a UNIX window. If there are filenames or other variables you need to change, they are indicated by italics .

wc fname: Count number of ``words'' in fname.
who (w): List current users.
who am i (whoami): Return my login name (useful when changing, machines, users, or spouses).
chmod code file: Change file's mode via esoteric code.

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Miscellaneous Commands

MISCELLANEOUS