Terminal Flashcards
Hot key for opening the terminal on Linux
CRTL + ALT + T
What do terminal commands begin with
$
When executing ls -F
A trailing / indicates what
A directory
When executing ls -F
A trailing @ indicates what
A link
When executing ls -F
A trailing * indicates what
An executable
When executing ls -F
Any names with no symbols indicates what
A file
How do you clear the terminal
Enter clear
What does command ls do
List information about the files
Dissect the following command into its component parts
$ ls -F /
$ is a prompt
ls is the command
-F is an option
/ is an argument
Terminal command to delete/remove a file
rm -ri
-r recursive option allows deletion of a directory and all of its contents
-i interactive option helps prevent the deletion of unintended contents by asking before deleting.
Terminal command to move a file
mv
Terminal command for counting the number of lines, words, and characters in a file
wc
What is a pipe in terminal commands
|
Used to run multiple commands together
What terminal commands allows you the see the contents of a file
cat or less
Terminal command to sort its inputs
sort
Terminal command to display the first lines of input and the command to display the last
head to display first
tail to display last
What’s the difference between > and»_space;
Command > [file] redirects a command’s output to a file, overwriting if one already exists
Command»_space; [file] appends a command’s output to a file
Command to create a new file directory
mkdir or touch
