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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 Directory===
===List contents of Directory===
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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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===Unpack .tar.gz archives===
For gzip compressed .tar.gz archives:
For gzip compressed .tar.gz archives:
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|<pre>top</pre>
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===Report disk space usage===
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|<pre>ps –ef</pre>
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===Change Loged in user===
===Show currently open ports and their status===
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===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"
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"


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|<pre>/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S81atalk.sh restart</pre>
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===cron===
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===Comprehensive information on the file system format===
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===Check Devices===
===Check RAID Devices===
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===Check what physical and logical Disks you have===
===Check what physical and logical disks/partitions you have===
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<pre>cat /proc/partitions</pre>
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<pre>fdisk -l</pre>
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 31 January 2015

File Management[edit]

To edit a text file (using vi)[edit]

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[edit]

cd /directoryName

Make a directory[edit]

mkdir /directoryName

List contents of Directory[edit]

dir

Count the number of files in the current Directory and its sub-directories[edit]

find . -type f | wc -l

Check size of Directory and sub-directories[edit]

du -ah /path/to/dir

Find a file[edit]

find / -name fileName

Delete a file[edit]

rm fileName

Delete a directory and its content[edit]

rm -r directoryName
  • Note: Use this command with great care

Move or Rename a file[edit]

mv /sourceDirectory/sourceFile /destination

Copy a file[edit]

cp /sourceDirectory/sourceFile /destination

Copy groups of files[edit]

cp /sourceDirectory/*.* /destination

Copy a directory and any sub directories[edit]

cp -r -p /sourceDirectory /destinationpath

Create a uncompressed tar (.tar) archive[edit]

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[edit]

To create a compressed (.tgz) archive of all files directories and subdirectories in the current directory: 

tar -cvzf archivefilename.tgz *

Unpack .tar archives[edit]

For uncompressed .tar archives: 

tar xvf file.tar

Unpack .tar.gz archives[edit]

For gzip compressed .tar.gz archives: 

tar xvzf file.tar.gz

System Management[edit]

Reboot the Synology box[edit]

reboot

Shutdown the Synology box[edit]

poweroff

Stop a process[edit]

kill processID

Stop a program[edit]

killall programName

Display most current processes running[edit]

top

Report disk space usage[edit]

df

Show all current processes[edit]

ps

Show currently open ports and their status[edit]

netstat -an

Change Logged in user[edit]

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[edit]

Note: This assumes you have already installed ipkg itself. 

ipkg install fileName

Uninstall a ipkg program package[edit]

ipkg remove filename

Restart Services[edit]

apache[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S97apache-user.sh restart

appletalk[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S81atalk.sh restart

cron[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S04crond.sh stop
/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S04crond.sh start

ftp[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S99ftpd.sh restart

index[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S66synoindexd.sh restart

itunes[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S99itunes.sh restart

mysql[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S21mysql.sh restart

nfs[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S83nfsd.sh restart

postgresql[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S20pgsql.sh restart

samba[edit]

/usr/syno/etc/rc.d/S80samba.sh restart

SSH[edit]

/usr/syno/etc.defaults/rc.d/S95sshd.sh restart

System Information[edit]

Check system memory info[edit]

cat /proc/meminfo

Check CPU Info[edit]

cat /proc/cpuinfo

Check Interrupts in use[edit]

cat /proc/interrupts

Check File Systems in use[edit]

cat /proc/filesystems

Comprehensive information on the file system format[edit]

tune2fs -l /dev/hda3

Check Linux Version[edit]

cat /proc/version

Check RAID Devices[edit]

cat /proc/mdstat

Check Enviroment Variables[edit]

env

Check what physical and logical disks/partitions you have[edit]

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[edit]

Clear terminal screen[edit]

clear
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