Miscellaneous Commands

Manual (man) pages

Command	Effect
man command-name	Displays the manual pages for the topic command-name.
man -k keyword	Displays one-line summaries of the manual pages containing the string keyword.

Displaying the Current Date and Time

Command	Effect
date	Displays the current date and time

Printing

Command	Effect
lpr myfile	Prints the file myfile on the default printer.
lpr -Pmyprinter myfile	Prints the file myfile on the printer named myprinter.
lpr -c# myfile	Printer # copies of the file myfile.
lpr -d myfile	Prints the file myfile, interpreting it as a DVI file.
lpr -Z duplex myfile	Prints the file myfile double-sided (if the printer supports this feature).
lpq	Displays the contents of the print queue. The -Pmyprinter argument is also accepted.
lprm -#	Removes print request # (listed with lpq) from the print queue.

Getting Information on Users

Command	Effect
finger username	Displays information about the user username.
finger username@machine	Displays information about the user username logged into the machine named machine.
finger @machine	Displays a list of the users logged into the machine named machine.
who	Displays a list of the users logged into the current machine.

Using the Command History

Command	Effect
history	Displays the command history.
!num	Repeats the command with history number num.
!str	Repeats the most recent command that begins with the string str.
!!	Repeats the most recent command line.
!$	Repeats the word of most recent command line.

Logging In

To log onto a COM S machine, enter your IASTATE account name and password.

Logging Out

To log out of a machine, use logout or exit.