END
N
N
]
]
(n)
N
}
The items it separates can be used together
The items it separates cannot be used together
(n)
N
D
U
Spacebar
M
A
Enter
…lists the contents of the current directory.
…prompts for a directory to list.
…lists the contents of a user’s home directory.
…generates an error as this command requires arguments.
-P
A
I
-i
Name
Rn
Mv
Cp
Update the time stamp of existing files
Create new files
Change a file’s name
Change ownership of a file
The file will not be compressed any further than it already was
The file changed while you were compressing it
The file will actually be uncompressed
The compression algorithm needs to be set to the “currently compressed” mode for it to be compressed further
The file will be deleted
Bunzip2
Zip
Bzip2
Cat
Gzip
Extract
Copy
Compress
List
Create
Tells tar to copy only files, and not directories
Tells tar to read from the file that follows the flag
Tells tar to print the name of each file as it is processed
Specifies extra compression is to be used
Tells tar to write to the file that follows the flag
Tar –xzf foo.tar.gz
Tar –x foo | gzip
Tar –c foo | gzip > foo.tar.gz
Tar –tzf foo.tar.gz
Tar –czf foo.tar.gz foo
-l
-L
-w
-c
Num
Ln
Nl
Sort
True
False
True
False
True
False
It still supports old file formats or applications
If the next version still works the same way
People still use old versions
It works across Linux/Mac/Windows
It can be upgraded without downtime
Derived from Linux
Only compatible with Apple hardware
Able to natively run Windows binaries
Derived from FreeBSD
Certified as UNIX compatible
Primarily used to manage network services
Has a short maintenance cycle
Comes in desktop and server variants
Has built in virtualization
Has a new desktop version every year.
Has a Linux compatibility mode
Has powerful scripting capabilities
Are almost obsolete
Are tied to their vendor’s hardware
Use completely different commands than Linux
Are UNIX certified
Do not run the GNU tools
Which management tools are provided by the distribution
Which distributions are supported by the software you need to run
Popularity on social media.
The maintenance cycle of the distribution
If you need support on the distribution itself
Whether or not the distribution is under active development
LGPL allows you to distribute the software in binary-only form
LGPL is shorter than GPL
LGPL allows linking to non GPLed software
LGPL applies to web service
LGPL was made by the OSI while GPL was made by the FSF