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h3. SHORTCUTS
{background:#ddd}. |_ . Key/Command |_ . Description |
| Tab | Auto-complete files and folder names |
| Ctrl + A | Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on |
| Ctrl + E | Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on |
| Ctrl + U | Clear the line before the cursor |
| Ctrl + K | Clear the line after the cursor |
| Ctrl + W | Delete the word before the cursor |
| Ctrl + T | Swap the last two characters before the cursor |
| Esc + T | Swap the last two words before the cursor |
| Ctrl + R | Lets you search through previously used commands |
| Ctrl + L or Command + K | Clears the Screen |
| Ctrl + C | Kill whatever you are running |
| Ctrl + D | Exit the current shell |
h3. CORE COMMANDS
| cd | Home directory |
| cd [ folder] | Change directory |
| cd ~ | Home directory, e.g. 'cd ~ /folder/' |
| cd / | Root of drive |
| ls | Short listing |
| ls -l | Long listing |
| ls -a | Listing incl. hidden files |
| ls -lh | Long listing with Human readable file sizes |
| ls -R | Entire content of folder recursively |
| sudo [ command] | Run command with the security privileges of the superuser (Super User DO) |
| open [ file] | Opens a file |
| open . | Opens the directory |
| top | Displays active processes. Press q to quit |
| nano [ file] | Opens the Terminal it's editor |
| pico [ file] | Opens the Terminal it's editor |
| q | Exit |
| clear | Clear screen |
h3. COMMAND HISTORY
| history n | Shows the stuff typed - add a number to limit the last n items |
| ctrl-r | Interactively search through previously typed commands |
| ![ value] | Execute the last command typed that starts with 'value' |
| !! | Execute the last command typed |
h3. FILE MANAGEMENT
| touch [ file] | Create new file |
| pwd | Full path to working directory |
| .. | Parent/enclosing directory, e.g. |
| ls -l .. | Long listing of parent directory |
| cd ../../ | Move 2 levels up |
| . | Current folder |
| cat | Concatenate to screen |
| rm [ file] | Remove a file, e.g. rm [ file] [ file] |
| rm -i [ file] | Remove with confirmation |
| rm -r [ dir] | Remove a directory and contents |
| rm -f [ file] | Force removal without confirmation |
| rm -i [ file] | Will display prompt before |
| cp [ file] [ newfile] | Copy file to file |
| cp [ file] [ dir] | Copy file to directory |
| mv [ file] [ new filename] | Move/Rename, e.g. mv -v [ file] [ dir] |
h3. DIRECTORY MANAGEMENT
| mkdir [ dir] | Create new directory |
| mkdir -p [ dir] /[ dir] | Create nested directories |
| rmdir [ dir] | Remove directory ( only operates on empty directories ) |
| rm -R [ dir] | Remove directory and contents |
h3. PIPES - Allows to combine multiple commands that generate output
| more | Output content delivered in screensize chunks |
| > [ file] | Push output to file, keep in mind it will get overwritten |
| >> [ file] | Append output to existing file |
| < | Tell command to read content from a fi |
h3. HELP
| [ command] -h | Offers help |
| [ command] --help | Offers help |
| [ command] help | Offers help |
| reset | Resets the terminal display |
| man [ command] | Show the help for 'command' |
| whatis [ command] | Gives a one-line description of 'command' |
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