Department of Physics AstroLab

Lab Linux

Here are some helpful commands that will help you work in the terminal environment:
  • ls: Lists all files in the directory that you are currently in.
  • ls -lrth: Similar to ls, but gives more information such as date last edited and size of file.
  • rm: Remove file. e.g: > rm file.dat
  • cd: Change directory. e.g. > cd Downloads
  • cd .. : Go up one directory level
  • pwd: Prints current directory (pwd=present working directory).
  • mkdir: Make directory, eg > mkdir newfolder would make a new directory named newfolder.
  • cp: Copy file to new location, e.g. > cp /mnt/64bin/fastsolve.py /home/astrolab/ would copy fastsolve.py to the astrolab directory.
  • emacs: Open file in emacs, a text editor. Useful for reading .py and .txt files.
  • gaia: A useful tool to view and analyse fits images.
  •             e.g. > gaia /mnt/archive/east-14/19_02_04/ad0027.fits

  • ds9: Another useful tool to view and analyse fits images

Directories:

  • /mnt/archive/       telescope archive(s):
    • /mnt/archive/west-14
    • /mnt/archive/east-14
    • /mnt/archive/far-east-16
    • /mnt/archive/draco2
    • /mnt/archive/pt5m
  • /mnt/64bin/       software repository for useful codes

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