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==Common Commands==
 
==Common Commands==
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===Basic Commands on Your system===
 
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See also in In your directories
 
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* [[/usr/bin/]] [[/usr/sbin/]] useful applications for your cli,
 
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* [[/bin/]] and [[/sbin/]] system tools.
 
  
 
===For People New to Both Ghost/FreeBSD and UNIX===
 
===For People New to Both Ghost/FreeBSD and UNIX===
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[https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/linux-users/commands.html Common Commands]
 
[https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/linux-users/commands.html Common Commands]
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===UNIX Command Summary===
 
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[https://www.bsd.org/unixcmds.html on BSD.org]
 
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===An introduction to Regular Expressions===
 
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[https://www.bsd.org/regexintro.html on BSD.org]
 
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===A concise reference of vi commands===
 
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[https://www.bsd.org/viref.html on BSD.org]
 
  
 
===FreeBSD Command Reference===
 
===FreeBSD Command Reference===
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===FREEBSD Man Pages ===
 
===FREEBSD Man Pages ===
  
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This page gives an overview about all commands and there man pages (12,652 Total Pages):
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This page gives a overview about all commands and there man pages (12,652 Total Pages):
 
[https://www.unix.com/man-page-collection.php?os=freebsd The UNIX and Linux Forums]
 
[https://www.unix.com/man-page-collection.php?os=freebsd The UNIX and Linux Forums]
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==Selected helpful Commands==
 
==Selected helpful Commands==
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{|class="wikitable" style="width:96.5%;background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #008000;text-align:left;padding: 10px"  
 
{|class="wikitable" style="width:96.5%;background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #008000;text-align:left;padding: 10px"  
 
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! scope="col" style="width: 200px;"|'''Command'''
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! scope="col" style="width: 100px;"|'''Command'''
 
! scope="col" style="width: 350px;"|'''Abstract'''
 
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! scope="col" style="width: 250px;"|'''Addition or Link'''
 
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|sudo [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-info&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports pkg info] os-generic-userland <nowiki>|</nowiki> grep Version
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|dmesg
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|Shows what version of GhostBSD I am running
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|The dmesg utility displays the contents of the system message buffer
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|[https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&p=8353#p8353 ericbsd on the forum]
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|[https://www.unix.com/man-page/freebsd/8/dmesg/]
 
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|neofetch||shows your installed version with a beastie logo <br/>Fast, highly customizable system info script. This script gathers info about your system and prints it to the
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|scanimage -L
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terminal next to an image, your distro's logo or any ascii art of
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|Shows if the scanner is connected and seen
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|[[sysctl]] kern.osreldate
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|you get: 1201500 or higher; part 1201 comes from FreeBSD-version 12.01 and 500 seems to bee the level of contribs.
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|see also [https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=1556 ericbsd]; [https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-find-out-freebsd-version-and-patch-level-number/ nixCraft Linux and Unix tutorials for new and seasoned sysadmin]
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|[[OpenRC]]
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/etc/[[Rc|rc]]
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/etc/[[rc.conf]]
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/etc/rc.conf.local
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/etc/rc.firewall
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|Discover what hardware was detected by the kernel and other system related information.
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|[[File:Jean victor balin book.png|25px|link=https://www.unix.com/man-page/freebsd/8/dmesg/]]
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|dmesg <nowiki>|</nowiki> grep usb
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|Show USB devices.
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|[[kldstat]]
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|List all modules currently loaded in the kernel.
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|gpart
 
|gpart
 
|The gpart utility is used to partition GEOM providers, normally disks
 
|The gpart utility is used to partition GEOM providers, normally disks
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|[[File:Jean victor balin book.png|25px|link=https://www.unix.com/man-page/freebsd/8/gpart/]]
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|[https://www.unix.com/man-page/freebsd/8/gpart/]
 
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|mount -t msdosfs /dev/da5s1 /mnt
 
|mount -t msdosfs /dev/da5s1 /mnt
 
|mount USB stick, the numbers 5 and 1 are exables, you have to get them with gpart for your system
 
|mount USB stick, the numbers 5 and 1 are exables, you have to get them with gpart for your system
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|[[File:Jean victor balin book.png|25px|link=https://www.unix.com/man-page/freebsd/5/msdosfs/]]
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|ntfs-3g /dev/da'''x'''s'''y''' /mnt
 
|ntfs-3g /dev/da'''x'''s'''y''' /mnt
 
|mount NTFS device  
 
|mount NTFS device  
 
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|pciconf -lv 
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|Output to identify your video card
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|Fred Finster 10.01.2020 on Telegram, see also [[File:Jean victor balin book.png|25px|link=https://www.unix.com/man-page/freebsd/8/pciconf/]]
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|pciconf -l -cv
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|Show PCI devices.
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|[[File:Icon FreeBSD.png|100px|link=https://www.bsdforen.de/threads/scanner-device-in-qt5-variable-einlesen.33977/]] [[File:1329059652.png|35px|link=http://www.sane-project.org/man/scanimage.1.html]]
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|[[sysctl]] hw.realmem
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|Display hardware memory.
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|[[File:Jean victor balin book.png|25px|link=https://www.unix.com/man-page/freebsd/8/sysctl/]]
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|Display configured devices.
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|uname -vm
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