Basic Vocab Mac Flashcards
1
Q
hostname
A
My computers network name
2
Q
mkdir
A
Make directory
3
Q
cd
A
Change directory
4
Q
ls
A
List directory
5
Q
rmdir
A
Remove directory
6
Q
pushd
A
Push directory
7
Q
popd
A
Pop directory
8
Q
cp
A
Copy file or directory
9
Q
mv
A
Move file or directory
10
Q
Less
A
Page through a file
11
Q
cat
A
Print the whole file
12
Q
xargs
A
Execute arguments
13
Q
find
A
Find files
14
Q
grep
A
Find things inside files
15
Q
man
A
Read manual
16
Q
apropos
A
Find what manual page is appropriate
17
Q
env
A
Look at your environment
18
Q
echo
A
Print some arguments
19
Q
export
A
Export/set a new environment variable
20
Q
exit
A
Exit the shell
21
Q
sudo
A
DANGER! become super user root DANGER!
22
Q
chmod
A
Change permissions modifiers
23
Q
chown
A
Change ownership
24
Q
pwd
A
Print working directory
