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Terminal Commands
Simple 'remember what these commands mean' thing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pwd | print working directory |
| hostname | the computer's network name |
| mkdir | make directory |
| cd | change directory |
| ls | list directory |
| rmdir | remove directory |
| pushd | push directory |
| popd | pop directory |
| cp | copy a file or directory |
| mv | move a file or 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 what man 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! |
| chmod | change permission modifiers |
| chown | change ownership |