Commands Flashcards
1
Q
What does pwd mean?
A
Show your working directory (print working directory)
2
Q
What does ls stand for?
A
List
3
Q
What does cd stand for?
A
Change directory
4
Q
What does cd .. mean?
A
Move to the parent directory
5
Q
What does cd . mean?
A
Move to current directory
6
Q
How do you clear your terminal? (Shortcut)
A
Command + k
7
Q
What does cd ~ mean?
A
It’s a tilda - back to home directory
8
Q
How do you auto complete what you’ve typed?
A
Tab
9
Q
How do you quick save?
A
Command s
10
Q
How do you quit?
A
Command q
11
Q
How do you open the terminal editor?
A
Nano [file]
12
Q
When in the terminal editor, how do you save a file?
A
Control O
13
Q
How do you exit out of the terminal editor?
A
Control x
14
Q
How do you navigate through the history of your commands?
A
Up and down arrow
15
Q
What does rm stand for?
A
Remove
