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Terminal commands

Bash Commands Cheatsheet

Here's a cheatsheet I'm using to remember some of the most common bash commands:

Navigating the file system

The 'cd' command:

This is a command that stands for change directory and is commonly used to navigate the file system

  • cd ~ takes you back home
  • cd filename takes you to the desired location that you choose

List a directory's contents

This is the command for listing out everything in the directory(folder) ls. if you want to see everything, including the hidden, use this command ls -a.

If you have tree downloaded, type in tree to get a nice diagram of the contents within your directory.

Create a directory

Use the command mkdir to create new directories.

  • example: mkdir new-file-name

Creating files

Use the touch command.

Moving Files

Us the mv command. Heres how to move one file to another directory: mv ~/directory1/folder/file ~/directory1/otherfolder

Renaming files

This is like moving the file but using the same directory but with a different name:

  • mv ~/drawers/pjs/warm.pjs ~/drawers/pjs/summer.pjs

Deleting Files

Use the rm command to delete both files

  • ex: rm filename

Deleting Directories

Use the command rm -r to delete a directory and it's files. If the directory is empty, just use rm.

Copying Files and Directores

Use the cp command for files and the cp -R command for entire directories

Clearing the history

You can type the command clear or press cmd k. You are still able to see history by using the up arrow or by scrolling up.