Terminal Flashcards
ls
list all files
ls -a
shows ALL files even hidden
ls -l
gives you a long list of everything
ls -la
list a long list of everything
pwd
shows you where you are
How to go to a new directory then go back to previous
pushd
popd
How to know what your looking at
file
find files by name
locate
locate a command
which
create a directory/make directories
mkdir …
change file timestamps/create empty files
touch …
copy files and directories
cp
move (rename) files
mv
this can overwrite the file
remove a file
rm
remove a file to get rid of everything
rm *
remove a file that has a specific name
rm *
remove a directory that has something in it
rm -r
remove all directory that are empty
rmdir *
How to print a file
cat
Take input txt and push to a file
cat»_space; file2
download files found at specific urls
curl
HOw to search for something in a file
grep
search all files in a directory
grep *
To find whole words only
gren -w phoenix *
Ignore case sensitive words with grep
grep -i phoenix *
search but include all subdirectory
grep -r phoenix *
