1. Centos unzip command examples
To extract a *.zip compressed file:
$ unzip test.zip
View the contents of *.zip file (Without unzipping it):
$ unzip -l jasper.zip
2. Create or extract tar File examples
Create a new tar archive.
tar cvf archive_name.tar dirname/
Extract from an existing tar archive.
tar xvf archive_name.tar
3. Create or Extract gzip files examples
To create a *.gz compressed file:
$ gzip test.txt
To uncompress a *.gz file:
$ gzip -d test.txt.gz
4.bzip2 command examples
To create a *.bz2 compressed file:
$ bzip2 test.txt
To uncompress a *.bz2 file:
bzip2 -d test.txt.bz2
5. df command examples
Displays the file system disk space usage. By default df -k displays output in bytes.
$ df -h
6. rm command examples
Following example recursively removes all files and directories under the example directory. This also removes the example directory itself.
$ rm -r example
7. mv command examples
Rename file1 to file2. if file2 exists prompt for confirmation before overwritting it.
$ mv -i file1 file2
8. passwd command examples
Change your password from command line using passwd. This will prompt for the old password followed by the new password.
$ passwd
Super user can use passwd command to reset others password. This will not prompt for current password of the user.
# passwd USERNAME
9. Create directory or folder in centos
Following example creates a directory called temp under your home directory.
$ mkdir ~/temp
10. Create .txt file in centos
Following example creates a .txt file called test.txt under your home directory.
$ nano test.txt
