UNIX Flashcards
What is a CLI?
Stands for command line interface. it’s used to receive commands from a user in the form of lines of text.
What is a GUI?
Stands for graphical user interface. a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator, rather than text-based UI’s, typed command labels or text navigation.
Give at least one use case for man.
it is used to access the manual
Give at least one use case for cat.
you can use the command to print text documents in the console or combine text documents into one new document.
Give at least one use case for ls.
it is used to move all the files from one directory into one file?
Give at least one use case for pwd.
figuring out which directory you’re working in
Give at least one use case for echo.
You can make sure that the terminal is printing things.
Give at least one use case for touch.
a command used to update the access date and/or modification date of a computer file or directory.
Give at least one use case for mkdir.
you can make a directory.
Give at least one use case for mv.
move/rename files
Give at least one use case for rm.
you can delete things with this. (be careful with this command.)
Give at least one use case for cp.
copy files and directories
What are the three virtues of a great programmer?
