uClinux NEEK BSP Network Utility
To build a new user application using SLS IP drivers refer DRIVERSAPI.txt
located at /Docs.
5.8 Shell Commands Using Shell commands you can perform operations on the uClinux on the NEEK
board. Shell is the basic application on the Linux system, default shell provided in
BSP is “sh”. “sh” uses the current directory as the prompting string. Commands
can be executed under shell. (It works the same way as PC Linux). Key in help
under shell will display the internal commands provided by shell.
Table below lists the shell commands useful while debugging:
Command Definition Description
cat cat filename Shows file on screen
cd cd [directory] Change current directory
chgrp chgrp GROUP FILE… Change the group membership of each
FILE to GROUP
chmod chmod mode file/dir Change file/directory mode
chown chown group:user file/dir Change file/directory own
cmp cmp file1 file2 Compares two files
date date
[MMDDhhmm[YYYY]]
Get/set date
cp cp file1 file2 Copy source to destination
df
df [device] Shows information about the filesystem on
which each FILE resides, or all filesystems
by default
echo echo arguments [>filename] Output the ARGs or redirect to file
exec exec file Exec FILE, replacing this shell with the
specified program
exit exit [N] Exit the shell with a status of N. If N is
omitted, the exit status is that of the last
command executed
free free Shows memory status
help help Shows help message
hexdump hexdump file Hex dump file
hostname hostname Shows host name
Kill kill [-s sigspec | -n signum |
-sigspec] [pid | job]…\n or
kill -| [sigspec]
Sends signal to process
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