pine: | A popular text-based e-mail client. |
tin: | A usenet (newsgroups) news reader. |
telnet: | You can use telnet to connect to other computers on the internet. |
ssh: | Secure Shell. This is recommended instead of telnet whenever possible. |
ftp: | Use this to transfer files from other internet sites to this machine. |
who: | Shows a list of users currently logged on. Also try "w". |
finger: | Find out more information about a certain user (local or remote). |
lynx: | This is a text-only web browser. |
irc: | Internet Relay Chat is a nice chat program for mulitple users. |
ytalk: | Use this to talk to other users online and on the internet. |
sz: | Download files to your computer using the ZMODEM protocol. (rz to upload) |
ls: | This command will list the files in the current directory. |
rm: | To remove a file, type rm <file>. |
cp: | To copy a file to another place or filename, type cp <source> <dest>. |
mv: | To move or rename a file, type mv <source> <destination>. |
pico: | A very simple text editor. |
passwd: | Use this command to change your password. |
man: | To display a manual of any command on the system, type man <command>. |
logout: | To logout of the shell, type logout. |
mesg: | "mesg y" or "mesg n" toggles your availability for talk sessions |