Useful Commands for Satellite CCRMA: Difference between revisions

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This is a list of commands that are useful to use on the Satellite CCRMA:

pkill <name of program>: kills all instances of the program with that name. For example, pkill pd will stop pd if it is stuck or frozen somehow.
<name of program> &: runs program as a background process, so that you can continue to type other commands into the console. For example, "arduino &" starts the Arduino IDE but also allows you to type other commands before you quit the Arudino IDE program.

ls: lists the files in the current directory
cd <dir name>: changes the current directory. For example, 'cd ..' moves to the directory above the current directory.
pwd: lists the full path name of the current directory
nano: opens a text editor
top: program that shows the CPU usage of the Beagleboard. Press 'q' to quit.
alsamixer: lets you look at the mix of the audio input and output. Useful for setting the audio input level on the microphone, for instance.
cp <source> <destination>: allows you to copy files locally within the Beagleboard filesystem.
sudo <command>: executes the command as a superuser once password is entered. For example, to stop the Satellite CCRMA before shutting down, type 'sudo halt'.
df: displays free disk space.
man <command>: show the manual for a command.

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 This is a list of commands that are useful to use on the Satellite CCRMA:
-* pkill <name of program>: kills all instances of the program with that name. For example, '''pkill pd''' will stop pd if it is stuck or frozen somehow.
+* '''pkill <name of program>''': kills all instances of the program with that name. For example, '''pkill pd''' will stop pd if it is stuck or frozen somehow.
-* <name of program> &: runs program as a background process, so that you can continue to type other commands into the console. For example, "arduino &" starts the Arduino IDE but also allows you to type other commands before you quit the Arudino IDE program.
+*''' <name of program> &''': runs program as a background process, so that you can continue to type other commands into the console. For example, "arduino &" starts the Arduino IDE but also allows you to type other commands before you quit the Arudino IDE program.
-* ls: lists the files in the current directory
+*''' ls''': lists the files in the current directory
-* cd <dir name>: changes the current directory. For example, 'cd ..' moves to the directory above the current directory.
+* '''cd <dir name>''': changes the current directory. For example, 'cd ..' moves to the directory above the current directory.
-* pwd: lists the full path name of the current directory
+* '''pwd''': lists the full path name of the current directory
-* nano: opens a text editor
+* '''nano''': opens a text editor
-* top: program that shows the CPU usage of the Beagleboard. Press 'q' to quit.
+* '''top''': program that shows the CPU usage of the Beagleboard. Press 'q' to quit.
-* alsamixer: lets you look at the mix of the audio input and output. Useful for setting the audio input level on the microphone, for instance.
+* '''alsamixer''': lets you look at the mix of the audio input and output. Useful for setting the audio input level on the microphone, for instance.
-* cp <source> <destination>: allows you to copy files locally within the Beagleboard filesystem.
+* '''cp <source> <destination>''': allows you to copy files locally within the Beagleboard filesystem.
-* sudo <command>: executes the command as a superuser once password is entered. For example, to stop the Satellite CCRMA before shutting down, type 'sudo halt'.
+* '''sudo <command>''': executes the command as a superuser once password is entered. For example, to stop the Satellite CCRMA before shutting down, type 'sudo halt'.
-* df: displays free disk space.
+* '''df''': displays free disk space.
-* man <command>: show the manual for a command.
+* '''man <command>''': show the manual for a command.