[Beginners guide] must know terminal commands to start with
Targeted audience : level `-1` to get them to level `0`
How to launch terminal in different os
- type terminal in spotlight search in mac
- type cmd in all programs of windows
- ctrl+shift+t in linux
pwd - Print Working Directory
Use Case :
to get current working directory
Command :
pwd
Available options :
pwd [-LP]
Open Open a folder structure in folder viewer
Command :
Open .
ls - list directory contents
Use Case :
to get List of all the files and folders/directory
Command :
ls
Command : get list of files + folders + hidden files
ls -a
Command : get list of files and folders with permission level
ls -la
Available options :
ls [-ABCFGHLOPRSTUWabcdefghiklmnopqrstuwx1] [file ...]
clear - Clear
Command :
clear
Use Case :
clear the terminal edit window and move cursor/control to first line
cd : catch directory
Command : to navigate to parent of current folder
cd ..
Command : to navigate to root directory
cd /
Command : to navigate to user's home
cd ~
Create file using terminal
Command : create file using terminal in current directory
touch testfile.txt
Available options :
touch [-A [-][[hh]mm]SS] [-acfhm] [-r file] [-t [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.SS]] file
Delete file using terminal
Command : delete file using terminal in current directory
rm testfile.txt
Create folder/directory using terminal
Command : create directory using terminal in current directory
mkdir testFolder
Available options :
touch [-A [-][[hh]mm]SS] [-acfhm] [-r file] [-t [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.SS]] file
Delete directory using terminal
Command : delete file using terminal in current directory
rmdir testFolder
man Open documents related to any command
Command :
man ls
replace ls with the command you want to get information about
q exit from any edit window
Command :
q
history get list of commands used recently
Command :
history
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