Programming and posix - February 2001

February 10, 2001
Solution Symposium
Page 5
hp e3000
programming
and posix
working with files - a review
• Naming a file
• 16 character limit if below an MPE account or group
• 256 character limit otherwise
• File Types - bytestream vs. fixed record
• Creating and listing files - cat >, vi, ls
• Viewing and printing a file - more, cat, lp
• Copying, renaming, and removing files - cp, mv, rm
• Displaying and changing a file’s permissions and
ownership - chmod, chown, chgrp