Command Line Flashcards
What is a CLI?
command line interface
What is a GUI?
graphical-user interface
Give at least one use case for each of the commands listed in this exercise.
Read the following slides
man
Confirming option syntax and use for various command line operations
cat
Confirming text content of file before organizing in folders
ls
Confirming location and name of files and folders in a directory
pwd
Keeping track of progress while navigating a variety of directories
echo
Creating text content to place in a file
touch
Can be used to create flags for files that have been reviewed or need to be reviewed
mkdir
Additional utility for organizing a large number of files into various new directories
mv
Correcting typos in directory and file names
rm
Cleaning up directories by deleting unnecessary files
cp
can be used to create sample files for experimenting with code, without breaking the original file
What are the three virtues of a great programmer?
