The most standard use of the find command seeks to locate files based on some simple parameter such as their names, owners, size, etc.

Command-line Perl scripts can make adminstering a UNIX box easier by replacing certain commands with some routine scripts. Find out how to take advantage of this approach.

Unix commands can help you get a feel for how your users are working and what's usual or unusual about their command line activities ...

See additional Unix tips and tricks The fuser (pronounced “ef-user”) command is a very handy command for determining who is currently using a particular file or directory.

Conclusion Now that you know how to view the manual pages of *nix commands using man, get out there and explore your operating system. There are many different commands that will be useful to know.

If you're already using the Unix-like Cygwin, it's an easy hack to embed Cygwin's commands into your standard Windows comand prompt; if not, it might be worth checking out the free download.