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lists the contents of a directory with full details (l) in reverse (r) time order (t) | lists the contents of a directory with full details (l) in reverse (r) time order (t) | ||
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will create (c) an archive file some_archive_to_be_created.tar.gz from the contents of /path/to/archive; it will zip it (z), preserve permissions (p), the command will talk to you (v) and won't bother you with further options (f) | will create (c) an archive file some_archive_to_be_created.tar.gz from the contents of /path/to/archive; it will zip it (z), preserve permissions (p), the command will talk to you (v) and won't bother you with further options (f) | ||
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[http://www.colorado.edu/its/docs/unix/moreprint.html] is a useful resource for printing in Unix | |||
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lpr -Pprinter_name file.ps | |||
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prints file.ps | |||
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psnup -2 single.ps double.ps | |||
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takes single.ps and makes double.ps with two pages of single.ps on each page of double.ps | |||
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psselect -p3-10 file.ps selection.ps | |||
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selects pages 3 to 10 out of file.ps and creates double.ps with this 8 pages | |||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 9 January 2007
basics
ls -lrt
lists the contents of a directory with full details (l) in reverse (r) time order (t)
archiving
tar -xvzf some_archive_to_be_extracted.tar.gz
this extracts (x) some_archive_to_be_extracted.tar.gz which is zipped (z); the command will talk to you (v) and won't bother you with further options (f)
tar -cpvzf some_archive_to_be_created.tar.gz /path/to/archive
will create (c) an archive file some_archive_to_be_created.tar.gz from the contents of /path/to/archive; it will zip it (z), preserve permissions (p), the command will talk to you (v) and won't bother you with further options (f)
printing
[1] is a useful resource for printing in Unix
lpr -Pprinter_name file.ps
prints file.ps
psnup -2 single.ps double.ps
takes single.ps and makes double.ps with two pages of single.ps on each page of double.ps
psselect -p3-10 file.ps selection.ps
selects pages 3 to 10 out of file.ps and creates double.ps with this 8 pages