basic terminal commands code example
Example 1: most useful terminal commands
Install: https://git-scm.com/downloads
type "clear" / ctrl + l (windows - Linux) / Command + K (Mac)
help - show all comands
help commandName - help about a specific command
Working with Directories:
ls - list / list the contents on your current directory
la -la - Give more informations about list
pwd - Print Working directory / Print the path to the working directory
cd directory - Change directory / Move between folders - Relative Path (just folters directly contained in the one you are currently)
cd /firstDirectory/secondDirectory/FinalDirectory - Absolute Path (search a directory anywhere in pc)
cd .. - Go back a directory
cd ~ - return to home directory
mkdir - make directory / create a new directory+
mkdir -v - Make directory + add lines that say you created a directory
touch - Create a file (or multiple) or "touch", change a file (update when it was last modified)
rm - Remove / Delete a File (forever)
rm -rf - Remove recursive force / Delete a directory add all file nested in the directory (also other directories)
rmdir - remove a directory (only work on empty folders)
Example 2: terminal commands
Install: https://git-scm.com/downloads
type "clear" / ctrl + l (windows - Linux) / Command + K (Mac)
help - show all comands
help commandName - help about a specific command
Working with Directories:
ls - list / list the contents on your current directory
ls -la - Give more informations about list
pwd - Print Working directory / Print the path to the working directory
cd directory - Change directory / Move between folders - Relative Path (just folters directly contained in the one you are currently)
cd /firstDirectory/secondDirectory/FinalDirectory - Absolute Path (search a directory anywhere in pc)
cd .. - Go back a directory
cd ~ - return to home directory
mkdir - make directory / create a new directory+
mkdir -v - Make directory + add lines that say you created a directory
touch - Create a file (or multiple) or "touch", change a file (update when it was last modified)
rm - Remove / Delete a File (forever)
rm -rf - Remove recursive force / Delete a directory add all file nested in the directory (also other directories)
rmdir - remove a directory (only work on empty folders)
Example 3: linux basic commads
ls - list everything in current dirrectory
cd directoryname - change directory to given directory
cp directorynameofcopied directorynamewheretocopy - copes a file or folder
mv directoryoffiletobemoved directrynameofdestinationtomove - moves a file
pwd - print current location
touch filename - create a file
cat > filename - createa a file name and write into it
| - pipe command, lets you combine commands
Example 4: command list all commands found in terminal
compgen -c
help | more
Example 5: terminal commands
ls ls - Lists files in current directory
ls -alF - List in long format
cd - change directory
cd tempdir - Change directory to tempdir
cd.. - Move back one directory
mkdir - Make a directory
rmdir - Remove directory(Must be empty)
cp - Copy File into Directory
rm - Remove or Delete File
rm *.tmp - Remove all file
mv - Move or rename files
more - Look at file, one page at a time
lpr - Send file to printer
man - Online help about command
passwd - Change password
gzip - Compress file
grep<str><files> - Find which files contain certain word
who - Lists who is logged on your machine
history - Lists command history
date - Print out current date
whoami - returns your username
pwd - tell where currently you are