Command Line Flashcards

1
Q

What does the “ls” command do?

A

Displays all the content inside of the current folder you’re in.

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2
Q

What does “ls” stand for?

A

List

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3
Q

What does “cd” stand for?

A

Change directory

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4
Q

What does the “cd” command do?

A

Changes the directory you’re in.

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5
Q

What does the “mkdir” command stand for?

A

Make directory

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6
Q

What does the “cd ..” command do?

A

Takes you back a directory

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7
Q

What does the “touch” command stand for?

A

Creates a new file

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8
Q

What does the “rm” stand for?

A

Remove

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9
Q

What does the “rm command do?

A

Removes a file or directory

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10
Q

What does “-rf” stand for?

A

Recursive force

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11
Q

What does the “-rf” command do?

A

Removes all the child files

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