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Week Five Quick Reminders
[some of the topics and commands covered]
More Basic Commands, Topics & Programs
- pine [access unix email & newsgroup program on server]
- lynx [unix text only browser. normal default]
- links [alternative text only browser]
- HEAD filename [access document header information]
- GET filename [get source code]
- GET -Use filename [include headers with source code]
- ping filename [checks to see if remote server is active. disabled for clients
on many hosts, including mine]
- traceroute filename [check network connectivity from your home to
a server on the internet. I had to request this be activated]
- nslookup filename [look up name servers - deprecated]
- host filename [gives IP number only]
- dig filename ["domain information groper" - more verbose & in depth checking
tool for remote hosts]
- whois filename [same function found in online whois services]
- ftp remotehostname
["file transfer protocol"anonymous login allowed. all files transferred in plain,
unencrypted text]
- get filename [retreive file]
- put filename [send file]
- binary mode is default
- use ascii command to switch/binary to switch back
- hash [prints hash mark # for every 1KB transferred]
- !ls [list of files in your own, local directory]
- prompt [disables interactive prompt. repeat of prompt re-enables]
- mget filename filename[transfer multiple files]
- quit or bye [closes ftp and returns you to your bash prompt]
- sftp myusrname@remotehost.com [secure ftp. a feature of SSH2. behaves like ftp except no anonymous
logins allowed. must be authorized user]
- scp myusrname@remotehost.com:public_ftp/filename/filename [secure
way to get specific files if sftp is not available. available on most servers
that have an older version of SSH installed. no anonymous login]
- chmod numeric-value filename [command used to set permissions]
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