Useful Command line commands

Philip — Wed, 26 May 2021 08:22:05 +0000

pwd show directory

ls show all files in directory

ls -all info about files

ls -a shows hidden files

clear clears screen

cd change directory / redirects to home

cd .. go backwards

cd - goes to prev directory

mkdir new-folder make a directory

touch new-file.txt make a new file

cp new-file.txt new/folder/new-file-copy.txt make a copy

mv new-file-copy.txt ../new-file-copy.txt moves a file

mv file.txt file-2.txt rename a file

up/down arrow keystoggle prev next commands

rm new-file-copy.txt removes a FILE

rm -r new-folder deletes all files and folder

cat file-name.txt view whats in a file/s

cat file1.txt file2.txt > file3.txt concatenates two files

> pipes content into a file or over rides

echo Hi prints HI

echo Hi >> file3.txt HI gets added to end of the file content

man provides documentation eg man ls

nano manage file content / file editor

ctrl + c exits process

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