Command Line Basics

Question 1

What is a CLI?

Answer 1

command-line literacy

Question 2

What is a GUI?

Answer 2

graphical user interface

Question 3

Give at least one use case for each of the commands listed in this exercise.
man
cat
ls
pwd
echo
touch
mkdir
mv
rm
cp

Answer 3

man - for every other use case
cat - to combine two files
ls - to list the current files avaliable
pwd - print name of current/working directory
echo - print strings into terminal
touch - change file timestamps
mkdir - create new directories
mv - move or rename files
rm - remove files
cp - copy files

Question 4

What are the three virtues of a great programmer?

Answer 4

Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris.