Lecture 13-MT2 Flashcards
1
Q
Directory
A
a folder
2
Q
File
A
any document
3
Q
Path
A
nested address of a file/directory on computer
4
Q
ls
A
Lists the contents of the directory found in the path
5
Q
ls -l
A
long format of contents in directory found in this path
6
Q
cd
A
change directory
-change the directory that the terminal is pointing at
7
Q
mkdir
A
make directory
8
Q
pwd
A
print working directory
-tells you in which directory you are in and the path taken to get there
9
Q
mv
A
move file or directory from one location to another
10
Q
nano
A
text editor program
11
Q
wc
A
word count
12
Q
cat
A
concatenate files/read them sequentially
13
Q
head
A
inspect/see first (head) few lines of a file
14
Q
What is the command line?
A
typing commands and reading text files
-dont use/see graphical user interface
-faster for large files
