Command Line Interface

Question 1

cat

Answer 1

used to read the contents of a file(text file), or to print out contents without opening a file

Question 2

ls

Answer 2

shows the directories available

Question 3

pwd

Answer 3

prints the name of the current/working directory

Question 4

echo

Answer 4

displays a line of text, can use it to put text into files (command line version of console.log)

Question 5

touch

Answer 5

lets you change file timestamps, or creates an empty file (if you touch a file that doesn’t exist, it will be created)

Question 6

mkdir

Answer 6

lets you make directories (files) if they do not already exist

Question 7

mv

Answer 7

lets you rename or move directories

Question 8

rm

Answer 8

lets you delete files

Question 9

cp

Answer 9

lets you copy files

Question 10

What is a CLI?

Answer 10

command line interface