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Common Terminal Commands

Key Commands & Navigation

Few keyboard commands that are very helpful for navigation and management:

  • Up Arrow: show your last command
  • Down Arrow: show your next command
  • Tab: auto-complete your command
  • Ctrl + L: clear the screen
  • Ctrl + C: cancel a command
  • Ctrl + R: search for a command
  • Ctrl + D: exit the terminal

List of helpfull commands

Command Description
ps -aux Open the Task Manager and show running tasks.
ls -al List all files in the current folder.
cd Change directory to specified location.
doas kill Kill the running process with the specified process indentification number.
doas ./StartUp.sh Run the startup script with MMS and start the (Machine software) app.
doas ./StartApp.sh Run the startup script to start the (Machine software) app.

Common machine startup sequence

Change directory to MMS folder:

cd MMS

StartUp the MCSW BOS app with MMS:

doas ./StartUp.sh

Kill running MCSW app

Change directory to MMS folder:

ps -aux

Kill Process with specified process indentification number:

doas kill <PID>

Restart MCSW

Kill running process:

Ctrl + C

StartUp the MCSW BOS app with MMS:

doas ./StartUp.sh