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==File Management==
==File Management==
===To edit a text file (using vi)===
For info on how to use vi see [[Linux VI Editor|Basic commands for Linux vi Editor]]
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===To go to a directory===
===To go to a directory===
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===List contents of Directory===
===List Directory===
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|<pre>dir</pre>
|<pre>dir</pre>
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===Count the number of files in the current Directory and its sub-directories===
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|<pre>find . -type f | wc -l</pre>
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===Check size of Directory and sub-directories===
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|<pre>du -ah /path/to/dir</pre>
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===Unpack .tar.gz archives===
For gzip compressed .tar.gz archives:
For gzip compressed .tar.gz archives:
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===Report disk space usage===
===Show all current processes===
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|<pre>df</pre>
|<pre>ps –ef</pre>
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===Show all current processes===
===Install program===
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|<pre>ps</pre>
|<pre>ipkg install fileName</pre>
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===Show currently open ports and their status===
===Uninstall programs===
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|<pre>netstat -an</pre>
|<pre>ipkg remove filename</pre>
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===Change Logged in user===
==Restart Services==
If you are logged in as root you can open a new shell as if you just logged in as another user, substitute xxx with the user name. To return to root session use "exit"


===apache===
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|<pre>su – xxx</pre>
|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S97apache-user.sh restart</pre>
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===Install a ipkg program package===
===mysql===
Note: This assumes you have already installed ipkg itself.
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|<pre>ipkg install fileName</pre>
|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S21mysql.sh restart</pre>
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===Uninstall a ipkg program package===
===samba===
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|<pre>ipkg remove filename</pre>
|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S80Samba.sh restart</pre>
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==Restart Services==
===nfs===
 
===apache===
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|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S97apache-user.sh restart</pre>
|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S83nfsd.sh restart</pre>
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===appletalk===
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|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S81atalk.sh restart</pre>
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===cron===
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|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S04crond.sh stop
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S04crond.sh start</pre>
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|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S99itunes.sh restart</pre>
|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S99itunes.sh restart</pre>
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===mysql===
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|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S21mysql.sh restart</pre>
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===nfs===
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|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S83nfsd.sh restart</pre>
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|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S20pgsql.sh restart</pre>
|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S20pgsql.sh restart</pre>
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===samba===
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|<pre>cat /proc/filesystems</pre>
|<pre>cat /proc/filesystems</pre>
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===Comprehensive information on the file system format===
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|<pre>tune2fs -l /dev/hda3</pre>
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===Check RAID Devices===
===Check Devices===
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|<pre>env</pre>
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===Check what physical and logical disks/partitions you have===
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<pre>cat /proc/diskstats</pre>
or for all NAS types
<pre>cat /proc/partitions</pre>
or for similar but different info
<pre>fdisk -l</pre>
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