q or q! |
quit or force quit |
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exit(), quit(), ctrl c |
other ways to exit |
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pwd |
Print the path of the current working directory |
Use this command when you're lost in the terminal or need to confirm where you are; you can read this path to understand the pathway to get to the current working directory from root. |
ls |
List the visible files and folders that are inside of the current directory |
This command does not list hidden files or folders; there is a separate argument for that |
ls -a |
List all the files and folders inside of the current directory |
The -A is an argument to the ls command - note that it could be path, such as |
ls -al |
Lists files and directories with detailed information like permissions,size, owner, etc. |
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cd .. |
Change the working directory to the given path... And .. is a nickname for "the parent folder of the current directory." |
Use this command to go "up" one folder level |
cd ~ |
Change the working directory to the home directory |
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cd / |
Change the working directory to the root directory |
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mkdir new-folder-name |
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| Creates a new folder with the given path and folder name. By default, this will create a new folder as a sub-folder in the current working directory |
In this example, mkdir new-folder-name makes a new folder named new-folder-name inside the current directory. |
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touch new_file.py |
Creates a new file with the given path and file name. By default, this creates a new file inside the current working dierctory |
Can include a relative path if you want to store the file somewhere else, such as touch app/models/book.py |
rm file.py |
Deletes the file |
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man |
Displays manual pages for any command |
Ex: man cd |
rm -rf |
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rm -rf myproject |
mv |
move file to new directory |
mv olddirectory newdirectory |
cat |
used to concatenate and display files |
syntax cat filename or cat > filename or cat [options] filename |
echo |
writes an argument to the Terminal’s standard output |
syntax is echo some_argument |
grep |
searches plain text |
super powerful and complex search tool |
ls | grep <text> |
finds files with names containing provided string |
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mv file "new file path |
Moves the files to the new location |
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