command line Flashcards
1
Q
What is a CLI?
A
command-line interface processes commands to a computer program in the form of lines of text
2
Q
What is a GUI?
A
graphical user interface -
form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator
3
Q
man
A
an interface to the on-line reference manuals
man man
4
Q
cat
A
combine the contents of files
cat hello.txt hi.txt
5
Q
ls
A
lists files and directories
6
Q
pwd
A
prints the path of the working directory
7
Q
echo
A
prints text to terminal
echo ‘Hello, World!’
console.log for the terminal
8
Q
touch
A
creates new file touch hi.txt and updates the timestamp of the file
9
Q
mkdir
A
make new directories
10
Q
mv
A
move files into a different directory
11
Q
rm
A
delete files
12
Q
cp
A
copy files
