Basic QNX Neutrino commands

ECC Real-time Lab, Concordia University. Dan Li, danli@encs.concordia.ca

Commands	Explanation	Unix Command
use	Print a usage message	man
pwd	Determine your current directory	where
cd	Change directory	Cd
cp	Copy files and file hierarchies	cp
ls	List the contents of a directory	ls
mv	Rename (move) files and directories	mv
rm	Delete (remove) files	rm
id	Return userid	who
ssh	Provides secure remote connections	ssh
telnet	User interface to the TELNET protocol	telnet
ped	Photon editor	-
qde	Launch QNX IDE	-
xpdf	PDF file reader	-
mozilla	Internet browser	-
which	Locate a program file	which
grep	Search for string patterns	grep
Find	Find files based on search criteria	find
mkdir	Create directories	mkdir
rmdir	Remove directories	rmdir
cat	Concatenate and display files	cat
vi	Visual interface editor clone	vi
less or more	Display output on a page-by-page basis	less/more
textto	Convert text files to DOS format	-
chmod	Change a file's permissions/attributes	chmod
ln	Create hard and symbolic links	ln
tar	Create/Extract a "tape archive"	tar
kill	Terminate or signal processes	kill
ps	Report process status	ps

For more information about these and other commands, see the QNX Utilities Reference; its Utilities Summary arranges all the utilities according to what you use them for.