解读Linux命令格式
 
环境
Linux HA5-139JK 2.6.18-164.el5 #1 SMP Tue Aug 18 15:51:48 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
 
Linux命令很多,但对格式本身解读的文章几乎是空白,都在凭对格式的猜测来写命令,就此在网上搜集此类资料都很少而且很不全面,想找官方的,也没找到。根据自己的理解写一篇出来,希望对初学者有用。
 
一、命令的一般格式
 
command [options] [arguments]
 
command:命令
options:--单词   或   -单字
arguments:参数,有时候选项也带参数。
 
二、命令格式中的符号含义
 
在查看命令帮助时,会出现[],<>,|等符号,它们的含义如下:
[]       表示是可选的;
<>       表示可变选项,一般是多选一,而且必须是要选其一。
x|y|z    多选一,如果加上[],可不选。
-abc     多选,如果加上[],可不选。
 
三、常见命令格式的举例说明
 
对于命令格式中常常可以看到如下的格式:
1、[ --atime-preserve  ],表示一个可选选项。
2、[ -B, --read-full-records ],表示一个可选选项,简写为-B,完整写法是--read-full-records,两者在用的时候只能选择其一,它们的功能都是完全一样的。一般带“-”开头的选项都是简写,“--”开头的命令都是完整写法,并且,一般的选择都有一个简写,一个完整写法,简写写在前面,完整写法写在后面,中间用逗号分割。
3、[ -b, --blocking-factor  N ],表示一个可选选项,简写为-b N,完整写法是--blocking-factor  N,N代表这个参数需要一个值,在详细描述中可以看到。当然,选项可以带参数,也可以不带参数,大部分选项是没有参数的,相当于控制开关。命令的书写如:tar -b=10000 -cvf com.tar.gz com
4、[ -F, --info-script  F  --new-volume-script  F  ],表示有两个同时存在的可选命令,-F F --new-volume-script F,两个选项必须同时出现,在此,后面的选项没有简写。
5、[ -z, --gzip, --gunzip, --ungzip ],表示一个可选选项,它的写法有多种,除了-z之外,其他的都是它的完整写法。
6、[ -[0-7][lmh] ],表示嵌套的可选选项,0-7表示取值从0到7取一个。
 
四、通过tar命令行来解读Unix命令:
 
[kf139@HA5-139JK bin]$ man tar
TAR(1)                                tar                               TAR(1)
 
NAME(名称)
       tar - The GNU version of the tar archiving utility
 
SYNOPSIS(大纲)
       tar [options]
 
       Operations:(操作选项)
       [-]A --catenate --concatenate
       [-]c --create
       [-]d --diff --compare
       [-]r --append
       [-]t --list
       [-]u --update
       [-]x --extract --get
       --delete
 
       Common Options:(公共选项)
       -C, --directory DIR
       -f, --file F
       -j, --bzip2
       -p, --preserve-permissions
       -v, --verbose
       -z, --gzip
 
       All Options:(所有选项)
       [  --atime-preserve  ]  [  -b,  --blocking-factor  N ] [ -B, --read-full-records ] [ --backup BACKUP-TYPE ] [ --block-compress ] [ -C,
       --directory DIR ] [ --check-links ] [ --checkpoint ] [ -f, --file [HOSTNAME:]F ] [ -F,  --info-script  F  --new-volume-script  F  ]  [
       --force-local    ]  [ --format FORMAT ] [ -g, --listed-incremental F ] [ -G, --incremental ] [ --group GROUP ] [ -h, --dereference ] [
       --help ] [ -i, --ignore-zeros ] [ --ignore-case ] [ --ignore-failed-read ] [ --index-file FILE ] [ -j, --bzip2  ]  [  -k,  --keep-old-
       files  ] [ -K, --starting-file F ] [ --keep-newer-files ] [ -l, --one-file-system ] [ -L, --tape-length N ] [ -m, --touch, --modifica-
       tion-time ] [ -M, --multi-volume ] [ --mode PERMISSIONS ] [ -N, --after-date DATE, --newer DATE ]  [  --newer-mtime  DATE  ]  [  --no-
       anchored  ]  [  --no-ignore-case  ]  [  --no-recursion ] [ --no-same-permissions ] [ --no-wildcards ] [ --no-wildcards-match-slash ] [
       --null     ] [ --numeric-owner ] [ -o, --old-archive, --portability, --no-same-owner ] [ -O, --to-stdout ]  [  --occurrence  NUM  ]  [
       --overwrite  ]  [  --overwrite-dir  ]  [  --owner USER ] [ -p, --same-permissions, --preserve-permissions ] [ -P, --absolute-names ] [
       --pax-option KEYWORD-LIST ] [ --posix ] [ --preserve ] [ --acls ] [ --selinux ] [ --xattrs ] [ --no-acls ] [ --no-selinux  ]  [  --no-
       xattrs ] [ -R, --block-number ] [ --record-size SIZE ] [ --recursion ] [ --recursive-unlink ] [ --remove-files ] [ --rmt-command CMD ]
       [ --rsh-command CMD ] [ -s, --same-order, --preserve-order ] [ -S, --sparse ] [ --same-owner ] [ --show-defaults ]  [  --show-omitted-
       dirs  ]  [  --strip-components  NUMBER,  --strip-path  NUMBER  (1)  ]  [ --suffix SUFFIX ] [ -T, --files-from F ] [ --totals   ] [ -U,
       --unlink-first ] [ --use-compress-program PROG ] [ --utc ] [ -v, --verbose ] [ -V, --label NAME ] [ --version  ] [ --volno-file F ]  [
       -w,  --interactive,  --confirmation  ]  [  -W,  --verify  ]  [  --wildcards  ] [ --wildcards-match-slash ] [ --exclude PATTERN ] [ -X,
       --exclude-from FILE ] [ -Z, --compress, --uncompress ] [ -z, --gzip, --gunzip, --ungzip ] [ -[0-7][lmh] ]
 
       (1) tar-1.14 uses --strip-path, tar-1.14.90+ uses --strip-components
 
DESCRIPTION(描述)
       This manual page documents the GNU version of tar, an archiving program designed to store and extract files from an archive file known
       as a tarfile.  A tarfile may be made on a tape drive, however, it is also common to write a tarfile to a normal file.  The first argu-
       ment to tar must be one of the options Acdrtux, followed by any optional functions.  The final arguments to tar are the names  of  the
       files  or  directories  which  should be archived.  The use of a directory name always implies that the subdirectories below should be
       included in the archive.
 
EXAMPLES(例子)
       tar -xvf foo.tar
              verbosely extract foo.tar
 
       tar -xzf foo.tar.gz
              extract gzipped foo.tar.gz
 
       tar -cjf foo.tar.bz2 bar/
              create bzipped tar archive of the directory bar called foo.tar.bz2
 
       tar -xjf foo.tar.bz2 -C bar/
              extract bzipped foo.tar.bz2 after changing directory to bar
 
       tar -xzf foo.tar.gz blah.txt
              extract the file blah.txt from foo.tar.gz
 
FUNCTION LETTERS(功能选项)
       One of the following options must be used:
 
       -A, --catenate, --concatenate
              append tar files to an archive
 
       -c, --create
              create a new archive
 
       -d, --diff, --compare
              find differences between archive and file system
 
       -r, --append
              append files to the end of an archive
 
       -t, --list
              list the contents of an archive
 
       -u, --update
              only append files that are newer than the existing in archive
 
       -x, --extract, --get
              extract files from an archive
 
       --delete
              delete from the archive (not for use on mag tapes!)
 
COMMON OPTIONS(公共选项)
       -C, --directory DIR
              change to directory DIR
 
       -f, --file [HOSTNAME:]F
              use archive file or device F (default "-", meaning stdin/stdout)
 
       -j, --bzip2
              filter archive through bzip2, use to decompress .bz2 files
 
       -p, --preserve-permissions
              extract all protection information
 
       -v, --verbose
              verbosely list files processed
 
       -z, --gzip, --ungzip
              filter the archive through gzip
 
ALL OPTIONS(所有选项)
       --atime-preserve
              don’t change access times on dumped files
 
       -b, --blocking-factor N
              block size of Nx512 bytes (default N=20)
 
       -B, --read-full-blocks
              reblock as we read (for reading 4.2BSD pipes)
 
       --backup BACKUP-TYPE
              backup files instead of deleting them using BACKUP-TYPE simple or numbered
 
       --block-compress
              block the output of compression program for tapes
 
       -C, --directory DIR
              change to directory DIR
 
       --check-links
              warn if number of hard links to the file on the filesystem mismatch the number of links recorded in the archive
 
       --checkpoint
              print directory names while reading the archive
 
       -f, --file [HOSTNAME:]F
              use archive file or device F (default "-", meaning stdin/stdout)
 
       -F, --info-script F --new-volume-script F
              run script at end of each tape (implies --multi-volume)
 
       --force-local
              archive file is local even if has a colon
 
       --format FORMAT
              selects output archive format
              v7 - Unix V7
              oldgnu - GNU tar <=1.12
              gnu - GNU tar 1.13
              ustar - POSIX.1-1988
              posix - POSIX.1-2001
 
       -g, --listed-incremental F
              create/list/extract new GNU-format incremental backup
 
       -G, --incremental
              create/list/extract old GNU-format incremental backup
 
       -h, --dereference
              don’t dump symlinks; dump the files they point to
 
       --help like this manpage, but not as cool
 
       -i, --ignore-zeros
              ignore blocks of zeros in archive (normally mean EOF)
 
       --ignore-case
              ignore case when excluding files
 
       --ignore-failed-read
              don’t exit with non-zero status on unreadable files
 
       --index-file FILE
              send verbose output to FILE instead of stdout
 
       -j, --bzip2
              filter archive through bzip2, use to decompress .bz2 files
 
       -k, --keep-old-files
              keep existing files; don’t overwrite them from archive
 
       -K, --starting-file F
              begin at file F in the archive
 
       --keep-newer-files
              do not overwrite files which are newer than the archive
 
       -l, --one-file-system
              stay in local file system when creating an archive
 
       -L, --tape-length N
              change tapes after writing N*1024 bytes
 
       -m, --touch, --modification-time
              don’t extract file modified time
 
       -M, --multi-volume
              create/list/extract multi-volume archive
 
       --mode PERMISSIONS
              apply PERMISSIONS while adding files (see chmod(1))
 
       -N, --after-date DATE, --newer DATE
              only store files newer than DATE
 
       --newer-mtime DATE
              like --newer, but with a DATE
 
       --no-anchored
              match any subsequenceof the name’s components with --exclude
 
       --no-ignore-case
              use case-sensitive matching with --exclude
 
       --no-recursion
              don’t recurse into directories
 
       --no-same-permissions
              apply user’s umask when extracting files instead of recorded permissions
 
       --no-wildcards
              don’t use wildcards with --exclude
 
       --no-wildcards-match-slash
              wildcards do not match slashes (/) with --exclude
 
       --null --files-from reads null-terminated names, disable --directory
 
       --numeric-owner
              always use numbers for user/group names
 
       -o, --old-archive, --portability
              like --format=v7; -o exhibits this behavior when creating an archive (deprecated behavior)
 
       -o, --no-same-owner
              do not attempt to restore ownership when extracting; -o exhibits this behavior when extracting an archive
 
       -O, --to-stdout
              extract files to standard output
 
       --occurrence NUM
              process only NUM occurrences of each named file; used with --delete, --diff, --extract, or --list
 
       --overwrite
              overwrite existing files and directory metadata when extracting
 
       --overwrite-dir
              overwrite directory metadata when extracting
 
       --owner USER
              change owner of extraced files to USER
 
       -p, --same-permissions, --preserve-permissions
              extract all protection information
 
       -P, --absolute-names
              don’t strip leading ‘/’s from file names
 
       --pax-option KEYWORD-LIST
              used only with POSIX.1-2001 archives to modify the way tar handles extended header keywords
 
       --posix
              like --format=posix
 
       --preserve
              like --preserve-permissions --same-order
 
       --acls this option causes tar to store each file’s ACLs in the archive.
 
       --selinux
              this option causes tar to store each file’s SELinux security context information in the archive.
 
       --xattrs
              this option causes tar to store each file’s extended attributes in the archive. This option also enables --acls and--selinux if
              they haven’t been set already, due to the fact that the data for those are stored in special xattrs.
 
       --no-acls
              This option causes tar not to store each file’s ACLs in the archive and not to extract any ACL information in an archive.
 
       --no-selinux
              this  option  causes  tar  not  to store each file’s SELinux security context information in the archive and not to extract any
              SELinux information in an archive.
 
       --no-xattrs
              this option causes tar not to store each file’s extended attributes in the archive and not to extract any  extended  attributes
              in an archive. This option also enables --no-acls and --no-selinux if they haven’t been set already.
 
       -R, --record-number
              show record number within archive with each message
 
       --record-size SIZE
              use SIZE bytes per record when accessing archives
 
       --recursion
              recurse into directories
 
       --recursive-unlink
              remove existing directories before extracting directories of the same name
 
       --remove-files
              remove files after adding them to the archive
 
       --rmt-command CMD
              use CMD instead of the default /usr/sbin/rmt
 
       --rsh-command CMD
              use remote CMD instead of rsh(1)
 
       -s, --same-order, --preserve-order
              list of names to extract is sorted to match archive
 
       -S, --sparse
              handle sparse files efficiently
 
       --same-owner
              create extracted files with the same ownership
 
       --show-defaults
              display the default options used by tar
 
       --show-omitted-dirs
              print directories tar skips while operating on an archive
 
       --strip-components NUMBER, --strip-path NUMBER
              strip NUMBER of leading components from file names before extraction
 
              (1) tar-1.14 uses --strip-path, tar-1.14.90+ uses --strip-components
 
       --suffix SUFFIX
              use SUFFIX instead of default ’~’ when backing up files
 
       -T, --files-from F
              get names to extract or create from file F
 
       --totals
              print total bytes written with --create
 
       -U, --unlink-first
              remove existing files before extracting files of the same name
 
       --use-compress-program PROG
              access the archive through PROG which is generally a compression program
 
       --utc  display file modification dates in UTC
 
       -v, --verbose
              verbosely list files processed
 
       -V, --label NAME
              create archive with volume name NAME
 
       --version
              print tar program version number
 
       --volno-file F
              keep track of which volume of a multi-volume archive its working in FILE; used with --multi-volume
 
       -w, --interactive, --confirmation
              ask for confirmation for every action
 
       -W, --verify
              attempt to verify the archive after writing it
 
       --wildcards
              use wildcards with --exclude
 
       --wildcards-match-slash
              wildcards match slashes (/) with --exclude
 
       --exclude PATTERN
              exclude files based upon PATTERN
 
       -X, --exclude-from FILE
              exclude files listed in FILE
 
       -Z, --compress, --uncompress
              filter the archive through compress
 
       -z, --gzip, --gunzip, --ungzip
              filter the archive through gzip
 
       --use-compress-program PROG
              filter the archive through PROG (which must accept -d)
 
       -[0-7][lmh]
              specify drive and density
 
BUGS(缺陷)
       The  GNU folks, in general, abhor man pages, and create info documents instead.  The maintainer of tar falls into this category.  Thus
       this man page may not be complete, nor current, and was included in the Red Hat CVS tree because man is a great  tool  :).   This  man
       page was first taken from Debian Linux and has since been loving updated here.
 
REPORTING BUGS(报道中的缺陷)
       Please report bugs via https://bugzilla.redhat.com
 
SEE ALSO(参考)
       The  full  documentation for tar is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and tar programs are properly installed at your site,
       the command
 
              info tar
 
       should give you access to the complete manual.
 
AUTHORS(作者)
       Debian Linux http://www.debian.org/
       Mike Frysinger < [email protected]>
 
GNU                                Oct 2004                             TAR(1)
 
上面的tar命令用法很复杂,可以看个简单的rm删除命令:
 
[kf139@HA5-139JK bin]$ man rm
RM(1)                            User Commands                           RM(1)
 
NAME
       rm - remove files or directories
 
SYNOPSIS
       rm [OPTION]... FILE...
 
DESCRIPTION
       This manual page documents the GNU version of rm.  rm removes each specified file.  By default, it does not remove directories.
 
       If  a  file  is unwritable, the standard input is a tty, and the -f or --force option is not given, rm prompts the user for whether to
       remove the file.  If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
 
OPTIONS
       Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).
 
       -f, --force
              ignore nonexistent files, never prompt
 
       -i, --interactive
              prompt before any removal
 
       --no-preserve-root do not treat ‘/’ specially (the default)
 
       --preserve-root
              fail to operate recursively on ‘/’
 
       -r, -R, --recursive
              remove directories and their contents recursively
 
       -v, --verbose
              explain what is being done
 
       --help display this help and exit
 
       --version
              output version information and exit
 
       By default, rm does not remove directories.  Use the --recursive (-r or -R) option to remove each listed directory,  too,  along  with
       all of its contents.
 
       To remove a file whose name starts with a ‘-’, for example ‘-foo’, use one of these commands:
 
              rm -- -foo
 
              rm ./-foo
 
       Note  that  if  you  use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to recover the contents of that file.  If you want more assurance
       that the contents are truly unrecoverable, consider using shred.
 
AUTHOR
       Written by Paul Rubin, David MacKenzie, Richard Stallman, and Jim Meyering.
 
REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to < [email protected]>.
 
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is  free  software.   You  may  redistribute  copies  of  it   under   the   terms   of   the   GNU   General   Public   License
       < http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
 
SEE ALSO
       chattr(1), shred(1)
 
       The full documentation for rm is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and rm programs are properly installed at your site, the
       command
 
              info rm
 
       should give you access to the complete manual.
 
rm 5.97                            July 2009                             RM(1)
 
五、Linux命令和Unix命令格式大致都一样,不同的系统,命令也可能不同。有些命令虽然选项很多,但不一定全支持。用的时候还是多试试为好,实践才是最可靠的检验标准,本文旨在让初学者能快速看懂man打印出命令帮助。欢迎拍砖!