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Useful Linux Commands

Starting & Stopping

shutdown -h now	Shutdown the system now and do not reboot
halt	Stop all processes - same as above
shutdown -r 5	Shutdown the system in 5 minutes and reboot
shutdown -r now	Shutdown the system now and reboot
reboot	Stop all processes and then reboot
startx	Start the X system

Accessing & mounting file systems

mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom	Mount the device cdrom and call it cdrom under the /mnt directory
mount -t msdos /dev/hdd /mnt/ddrive	Mount hard disk “d” as a msdos file system and call it ddrive under the /mnt directory
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/cdrive	Mount hard disk “a” as a VFAT file system and call it cdrive under the /mnt directory
umount /mnt/cdrom	Unmount the cdrom

Related Linux Commands

Starting & Stopping

Accessing & mounting file systems

Finding files and text within files

The X Window System

Moving, copying, deleting & viewing files

Installing software for Linux

User Administration

Little known tips and tricks

Configuration files and what they do

File permissions

X Shortcuts - (mainly for Redhat)

Printing Command

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