Editing User:Xenon dichloride/Terminal (section)

== ~/boot/commands ==
A command is a formatted set of instructions that can be sent to alter the system. Every command must have a file in ~/commands/ with the name of the command as its name. The file must describe the syntax for the command and provide a description for what it should do.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Concatenation of ~/commands/
!Command
!Alternative
!Syntax
!Description
|-
|mk
|make
|mk {location} {name (no "/")} {contents as attached .txt file or code block} {owner or if blank: you}
|Creates a file at the specified location.
|-
|mkdir
|make_directory
|mkdir {location} {name (no "/")} {owner or if blank: you}
|Creates a directory at the specified location.
|-
|cp
|copy
|cp {location} {location}
|Copies a file or directory from one location and places the copy in another location.
|-
|mv
|move
|mv {location} {location}
|Moves a file or directory to a new location.
|-
|rm
|remove
|rm {location}
|Deletes a file or directory.
|-
|rn
|rename
|rn {location} {new name (no "/")}
|Changes the name of a file or directory.
|-
|et
|edit
|et {file location} {write/append or w/a} {new contents attached as .txt file or code block}
|Changes the contents of a file.
|-
|run
|
|run {file name}
|Executes the code in a file. Actions performed by this code are considered to have been done by you.
|-
|kill
|
|kill {reply or links to messages or message ids or if blank: all active}
|Terminates active processes ran by you.
|-
|sudo
|
|sudo {command}
|Executes a command as su. All players may vote (👍 or 👎) on whether or not permission is granted. After 48 hours, permission is granted if there are more 👍 than 👎 votes.
|}
Each player may perform a number of commands per instance equivalent to their privileges value.

A player cannot perform a command (excluding sudo) unless they are the owner of the file and directory being affected.