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Revision as of 19:47, 28 September 2011
File Management
To edit a text file (using vi)
For info on how to use vi see Basic commands for Linux vi Editor
vi /location_of_file/file_name |
To go to a directory
cd /directoryName |
Make a directory
mkdir /directoryName |
List contents of Directory
dir |
Check size of Directory and sub-directories
du -ah /path/to/dir |
Find a file
find / -name fileName |
Delete a file
rm fileName |
Delete a directory and its content
rm -r directoryName |
- Note: Use this command with great care
Move or Rename a file
mv /sourceDirectory/sourceFile /destination |
Copy a file
cp /sourceDirectory/sourceFile /destination |
Copy groups of files
cp /sourceDirectory/*.* /destination |
Copy a directory and any sub directories
cp -r -p /sourceDirectory /destinationpath |
Create a uncompressed tar (.tar) archive
To create a uncompressed (.tar) archive of all files directories and subdirectories in the current directory:
tar -cvf archivefilename.tar * |
Create a compressed tar (.tgz) archive
To create a compressed (.tgz) archive of all files directories and subdirectories in the current directory:
tar -cvzf archivefilename.tgz * |
Unpack .tar archives
For uncompressed .tar archives:
tar xvf file.tar |
Unpack .tar.gz archives
For gzip compressed .tar.gz archives:
tar xvzf file.tar.gz |
System Management
Reboot the Synology box
reboot |
Shutdown the Synology box
poweroff |
Stop a process
kill processID |
Stop a program
killall programName |
Display most current processes running
top |
Report disk space usage
df |
Show all current processes
ps |
Show currently open ports and their status
netstat -an |
Change Logged in user
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"
su – xxx |
Install a ipkg program package
Note: This assumes you have already installed ipkg itself.
ipkg install fileName |
Uninstall a ipkg program package
ipkg remove filename |
Restart Services
apache
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S97apache-user.sh restart |
appletalk
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S81atalk.sh restart |
cron
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S04crond.sh stop /usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S04crond.sh start |
ftp
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S99ftpd.sh restart |
index
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S66synoindexd.sh restart |
itunes
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S99itunes.sh restart |
mysql
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S21mysql.sh restart |
nfs
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S83nfsd.sh restart |
postgresql
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S20pgsql.sh restart |
samba
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S80Samba.sh restart |
SSH
/usr/syno/etc.defaults/rc.d/S95sshd.sh restart |
System Information
Check system memory info
cat /proc/meminfo |
Check CPU Info
cat /proc/cpuinfo |
Check Interrupts in use
cat /proc/interrupts |
Check File Systems in use
cat /proc/filesystems |
Comprehensive information on the file system format
tune2fs -l /dev/hda3 |
Check Linux Version
cat /proc/version |
Check RAID Devices
cat /proc/mdstat |
Check Enviroment Variables
env |
Check what physical and logical disks/partitions you have
For multibay NASs and more info
cat /proc/diskstats or for all NAS types cat /proc/partitions or for similar but different info fdisk -l |
Miscellaneous
Clear terminal screen
clear |