/bin = binary //二进制数
/dev = device //设备
/etc = etcetera //等等
/lib = library //图书馆,函数库文件
/proc = process //进程
/sbin = superuser binary //用于管理员使用的存储二进制系统程序文件
/tmp = temporary //临时的,/tmp文件是linux运行时产生的缓存文件,用于加速二次打开文件的速 度。/tmp文件在linux关机时会被系统预设指令删除的
/usr = unix shared resources //UNIX共享资源
/var = variable ///var是储存各种变化的文件,比如log等等
FIFO = First In, First Out
GRUB = Grand Unified Bootloader //多重操作系统启动管理器
IFS = Internal Field Seperators //内场分离器
LILO = Linux Loader //Linux加载程序
MySQL = My是最初作者女儿的名字,SQL = Structured Query Language // 结构式查询语言
PHP = Personal Home Page Tools = PHP Hypertext Preprocessor
PS = Prompt String //提示字符串
Perl = "Pratical Extraction and Report Language" = "Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister" //实用报表提取语言
Python 得名于电视剧Monty Python's Flying Circus
Tcl = Tool Command Language
Tk = ToolKit
VT = Video Terminal
YaST = Yet Another Setup Tool
apache = "a patchy" server
apt = Advanced Packaging Tool //高级安装工具
ar = archiver
as = assembler //归档;档案库存储器
awk = "Aho Weiberger and Kernighan" 三个作者的姓的第一个字母
bash = Bourne Again Shell
bc = basic (Better) Calculator
bg = background
biff = 作者Heidi Stettner在U.C.Berkely养的一条狗,喜欢对邮递员汪汪叫。
cal = calendar
cat = catenate
cd = Change Directory
chgrp = CHange GRouP
chmod = CHange MODe
chown = change owner
chsh = change shell
cmp = compare
cobra = Common Object Request Broker Architecture
comm = common
cp = copy
cpio = copy in and out
cpp = C Pre Processor
cron = Chronos 希腊文时间
cups = Common Unix Printing System
cvs = current version system
daemon = disk and execution monitor
dc = desk calculator
dd = disk dump
df = disk free
diff = difference
dmesg = diagnostic message
du = disk usage
ed = editor
egrep = extended grep
elf = extensible linking format
elm = electronic mail
emacs = editor macros
eval = evaluate
ex = extended
exec = execute
fd = file descriptors
fg = foreground
fgrep = fixed grep
fmt = format
fsck = file system check
fstab = file system table
fvwm = F*** Virtual Window Manager
gawk = GNU AWK
gpg = GNU Privacy Guard
groff = GNU troff
hal = hardware abstraction layer
joe = Joe's Own Editor
ksh = korn shell
lame = lame ain't an MP3 encoder
lex = lexical analyser
lisp = LISt Processing = Lots of Irritating Superfluous Parentheses
ln = link
lpr = Line print
ls = list
lsof = list open files
m4 = Macro processor Version 4
man = manual pages //手册页
mawk = Mike Brennan's AWK
mc = midnight commander //可视文件管理器
mkfs = make filesystem
mknod = make node
motd = message of the day
mozilla = mosaic godzilla
mtab = mount table
mv = move
nano = nano's another editor
nawk = new awk
nl = Number of Lines
nm = names
nohup = no hangup
nroff = New ROFF
od = octal dump
passwd = password
pg = pager
pico = pIne's message composition editor
pine = "Program for Internet News & Email" = "Pine is not Elm"
ping = 拟声 又 = Packet InterNet Grouper
pirntcap = PRINTer CAPability
popd = pop directory
pr = pre
printf = print formatted
ps = processes status
pty = pseudo tty
pushd = push directory
pwd = print working directory
rc = runcom = run command, rc还是plan9的shell
rev = reverse
rm = remove
rn = read news
roff = runoff
rpm = RPM package manager = redhat package manager
rsh, rlogin, rvim中的r = Remote
rxvt = our xvt
seamoneky = 我
sed = stream editor
seq = sequence
shar = shell archive
slrn = S-Lang rn
ssh = secure shell
ssl = secure sockets layer
stty = set tty
su = substitute user
svn = SubVersioN
tar = Tape ARchive
tcsh = tenex c shell
tee = T (T形水管接口)
telnet = teminaL over network
termcap = terminal capability
terminfo = terminal information
tex = τ?χνη的缩写,希腊文art
tr = traslate
troff = typesetter new roff
tsort = topological sort
tty = tele typewriter
twm = tom's window manager
tz = timezone
udev = userspace dev
ulimit = user's limit
umask = user's mask
uniq = unique
vi = visual = very Inconvenient
vim = vi improved
wall = write all
wc = word count
wine = wine is not an emulator
xargs = extended arguments
xdm = x display manager
xlfd = x logical font description
xmms = x multimedia system
xrdb = x resources database
xwd = x window dump
yacc = yet another compiler compiler
File/Directory Basics
ls //list files
cp //copy files
mv //rename files
rm //delete files
ln //Link files
cd //change directory
pwd //print current directory
name
mkdir //create directory
rmdir //delete directory
File Viewing
cat // view files
less //page through files
head //view file beginning
tail View file ending
nl //number lines
od //view binary data
xxd //view binary data
gv //view postscript/PDF files
xdvi //view tex dviI files
File Creation and Editing
emacs //text editor
vim //text editor
umask //set default file protections
soffice //Edit Word/Excel/
PowerPoint docs
abiword // Edit Word documents
gnumeric // Edit Excel documents
File Properties
stat //Display file attributes
wc //count bytes/words/lines
du //Measure disk usage
file Identify file types
touch //Change file timestamps
chown //Change file owner
chgrp //Change file group
chmod //Change file protections
chattr //Change advanced file attributes
lsattr //List advanced file attributes
File Location
find //Locate files
slocate //Locate files via index
which //Locate commands
whereis //Locate standard files
File Text Manipulation
grep //Search text for matching lines
cut //Extract columns
paste // Append columns
tr //Translate characters
sort //Sort lines
uniq //Locate identical lines
tee //Copy stdin to a file and
to //stdout simultaneously
File Compression
gzip //Compress files(GNU Zip)
compress //Compress files (Unix)
bzip2 //Compress files (BZip2)
zip //Compress files(Windows Zip)
File Comparison
diff //Compare files line by line
comm //Compare sorted files
cmp //Compare files byte by byte
md5sum //Compute checksums
Disks and Filesystems
df // Show free disk space
mount //Make a disk accessible
fsck //Check a disk for errors
sync //Flush disk caches
Backups and Remote Storage
mt //Control a tape drive
dump //Back up a disk
restore //Restore a dump
tar //Read/write tape archives
cdrecord //Burn a CD
rsync //Mirror a set of files