Welcome to the live command reference! Here you can securely access our
login server via SSH and
run commands to manage your account, edit a website, or work on our
server. Below is a list of account management commands with a brief
description of what they do and how to use them. Simply type in a command
and hit enter to run it. To log out, run the command exit.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
how
SCRIPT
|
Shows the source code for a script |
makehttp
|
Puts a shortcut to your web directory in your home folder |
makemysql
|
Generates a new random password for your database, creating the database if it does not exist |
paper
|
Shows how many pages you can currently print |
update-email
|
Prompts you to set a contact email address for your OCF account |
For convenience, here is a very basic listing of commands to manage
files. For a more complete listing, see for example
Wikipedia. For more information on a specific command, run
man COMMAND.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
cd
DIRECTORY
|
Changes the current directory to a new one |
cp
[-r] SOURCE DEST
|
Copies a file. The -r option allows for copying directories.
|
less
FILE
|
Lets you view the contents of a text file |
ls
[FILE]
|
Lists information about files and directories |
mkdir
DIRECTORY
|
Creates a new directory |
nano
FILE
|
Lets you edit a text file with a basic interface |
mv
SOURCE DEST
|
Moves or renames a file or folder |
rm
[-r] FILE
|
Deletes a file. The -r option allows for deleting non-empty directories.
|
rmdir
DIRECTORY
|
Deletes an empty directory. Safer than rm -r.
|