Command Line Flashcards
What is CLI?
Command line interface which is used to process commands to electronic devices via lines of text
What is a GUI?
Graphical user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through icons/audio as opposed to text
Give at least one use case for:
man
To find information on command lines for specific system
Give at least one use case for:
cat
Displaying a file
Concatenating files
Echoing (copy anything that is typed)
Creating a file
Give at least one use case for:
ls
To view contents of the directory
Give at least one use case for:
pwd
To show what directory the user is currently on
Give at least one use case for:
echo
Displays a line of text the user typed
Give at least one use case for:
touch
Update access and modification of file to current time
Give at least one use case for:
mkdir
Make directories
Give at least one use case for:
mv
Moving the source to directory or renaming the source to its destination
Give at least one use case for:
rm
To remove files or directories
Give at least one use case for:
cp
Copy files and directories
What are the three virtues of a great programmer?
- Laziness
- Impatience
- Hubris
or the opposite of this?
