| pine: | A popular text-based e-mail client. |
| tin: | A usenet (newsgroups) news reader. |
| telnet: | You can use telnet to connect to other computers on the internet. |
| ssh: | Secure Shell. This is recommended instead of telnet whenever possible. |
| ftp: | Use this to transfer files from other internet sites to this machine. |
| who: | Shows a list of users currently logged on. Also try "w". |
| finger: | Find out more information about a certain user (local or remote). |
| lynx: | This is a text-only web browser. |
| irc: | Internet Relay Chat is a nice chat program for mulitple users. |
| ytalk: | Use this to talk to other users online and on the internet. |
| sz: | Download files to your computer using the ZMODEM protocol. (rz to upload) |
| ls: | This command will list the files in the current directory. |
| rm: | To remove a file, type rm <file>. |
| cp: | To copy a file to another place or filename, type cp <source> <dest>. |
| mv: | To move or rename a file, type mv <source> <destination>. |
| pico: | A very simple text editor. |
| passwd: | Use this command to change your password. |
| man: | To display a manual of any command on the system, type man <command>. |
| logout: | To logout of the shell, type logout. |
| mesg: | "mesg y" or "mesg n" toggles your availability for talk sessions |
