Basic commands to get around the Synology Box using the CLI
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File Management
To go to a directory
cd /directoryName |
Make a directory
mkdir /directoryName |
List Directory
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 |
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 |
Show all current processes
ps –ef |
Install program
ipkg install fileName |
Uninstall programs
ipkg remove file name |
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 |
Check Linux Version
cat /proc/version |
Check Devices
cat /proc/mdstat |
Miscellaneous
Clear terminal screen
clear |