Mac CLI Flashcards
pwd
print working directory
hostname
my computer’s network name
mkdir
make directory
cd
change directory
ls
list directory
rmdir
remove directory
pushd
push directory. It takes your current directory and “pushes” it into a list for later, then it changes to another directory. It’s like saying, “Save where I am, then go here.” pushd, if you run it by itself with no arguments, will switch between your current directory and the last one you pushed.
popd
pop directory. It takes the last directory you pushed and “pops” it off, taking you back there.
cp
copy a file or a directory (cp -r for directory + content)
mv
move a file or a directory
less
page through a file
cat
print the whole file
xargs
execute arguments
find
find files
grep
find things inside files
man
read a manual page
apropos
find which man (manual) page is appropriate
env
look at your environment
echo
print some arguments
export
export/set a new environment variable
exit
exit the shell
sudo
DANGER! become super user root DANGER!
cd ../../
change directory two steps up
touch
create new empty file
rm -rf
remove directory and files inside (BE CAREFUL!)
