CHAPTER 8 Other Useful Commands
| Command/Syntax | What it will do |
|---|---|
| compress/uncompress/zcat [options] file[.Z] | compress or uncompress a file. Compressed files are stored with a .Z ending. |
| dd [if=infile] [of=outfile] [operand=value] | copy a file, converting between ASCII and EBCDIC or swapping byte order, as specified |
| gzip/gunzip/zcat [options] file[.gz] | compress or uncompress a file. Compressed files are stored with a .gz ending |
| od [options] file | octal dump a binary file, in octal, ASCII, hex, decimal, or character mode. |
| tar key[options] [file(s)] | tape archiver--refer to man pages for details on creating, listing, and retrieving from archive files. Tar files can be stored on tape or disk. |
| uudecode [file] | decode a uuencoded file, recreating the original file |
| uuencode [file] new_name | encode binary file to 7-bit ASCII, useful when sending via email, to be decoded as new_name at destination |