This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Files & Directories
pwd |
Show current directory |
cd <dir>
cd ..
cd ~ |
Change directory
Go up one directory
Go to home dir |
ls
ls -a
ls -t
ls -S
ll
ls *.txt |
List files
show all (inculding hidden)
sort by last modified
sort by size
alias 'ls -alF'
list all .txt files |
mkdir <dir>
touch <file> |
Make directory <dir>
Make a file |
rmdir <dir>
rm -rf [pattern]
rm <file>
rm -R <dir> |
remove a directory
remove directory and all subdirectories
remove <file>
remove <dir> |
mv [sources] [destination] |
rename / move files or directory |
cp [sources] [destination]
cp <file1> <file2> |
copy files or directory
copy <file1> to <file2> |
cat <file> |
print the contents of <file> |
less <file> |
view and paginate <file> |
head <file>
head -c 5 <file>
head -n 5 <file> |
show the first 10 lines of <file>
show the first 5 bytes
show the first 5 lines |
tail <file>
tail -c 5 <file>
tail -n 5 |
show the last 10 lines of <file>
show the last 5 bytes
show the last 5 lines |
nano <file> |
edit the contents of <file> |
vi <file> |
edit the contents of <file> |
vim <file> |
edit the contents of <file> |
file <file> |
to determine the file type |
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