Second Steps with ABC
Important Unix Commands
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Command |
Explanation |
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pwd |
Displays path of current directory |
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cd [folder] |
Changes directory to [folder] |
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cd .. |
Change to parent directory |
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cd |
Change to home directory |
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ls |
Shows files in current directory |
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ls -a |
Shows all files (include hidden ones) |
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touch [file] |
Creates [file] if it did not exist. If it exists the modification time is updated. |
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mkdir [folder] |
Creates directory [folder] |
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rm [file] |
Removes [file] |
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rm -r [folder] |
Removes directory [folder] |
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rm -rf [folder] |
Removes directory [folder] no questioins asked. |
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mv [file] [folder] |
Moves [file] to directory [folder] |
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cp [file] [folder] |
Copies [file] to directory [folder] |
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cat [file] |
Displays contents of [file] |
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clear |
Clears terminal display |