Command Line Flashcards

0
Q

hostname

A

My computer’s network name

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1
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pwd

A

Print working directory

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2
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mkdir

A

make directory

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3
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cd

A

change directory

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4
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ls

A

list directory

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5
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rmdir

A

remove directory

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6
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pushd

A

push directory

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7
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popd

A

pop directory

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8
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cp

A

copy a file or directory

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9
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mv

A

move a file or directory

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10
Q

less

A

page through a file

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11
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cat

A

print the whole file

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12
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xargs

A

execute arguments

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13
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find

A

find files

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14
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grep

A

find things inside files

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15
Q

man

A

read a manual page

16
Q

apropos

A

find what man page is appropriate