Command Line Basics

Question 1

What is the command line?

Answer 1

A window where accepted syntax entered in by the developer will have the computer run a certain set of commands.

Question 2

How do you open the command line on your computer?

Answer 2

Use the search shortcut on your OS to find your respective CLI.

Question 3

How can you navigate to a particular directory?

Answer 3

‘cd directory-name’

If it’s a directory in a directory you’ll have to type in its respective parent directories.

Question 4

Where will cd on its own navigate you to?

Answer 4

The home directory.

Question 5

Where will cd .. navigate you to?

Answer 5

The parent directory.

Question 6

How do you display the name of the directory you are currently in?

Answer 6

‘pwd’

Question 7

How do you display the contents of the directory you are currently in?

Answer 7

‘ls’

Question 8

How do you create a new directory?

Answer 8

‘mkdir directory-name’

Question 9

How do you create a new file?

Answer 9

‘touch file-name’

Question 10

How do you destroy a directory or file?

Answer 10

‘rm file-name’ to remove a file

‘rmdir directory-name’ or ‘rm -d directory-name’ to remove a directory (if it’s empty)

‘rm -rf directory-name’ to remove a directory and it’s content

Question 11

How do you rename a directory or file?

Answer 11

‘git mv old-directory-name new-directory-name’ to rename a directory.

‘git mv old-file-name new-file-name’ to rename a file.