Terminal cheat sheet

CORE COMMANDS

cd [folder]	Change directory
~/	shortcut for your home directory. ~/Documents, ~/Downloads, ~/Desktop
cd ~	Change to Home directory, e.g. ‘cd ~/Documents/’
cd /	Root of drive
	‘cd ../’ = Move 1 level up
	‘cd ../../’ = Move 2 levels up
ls	List files and folder inside current folder
pwd	Full path to working directory
cat [file]	print content (concatenate) of file to screen
less [file]	read into content (concatenate) of file to screen
rm [file]	Remove a file, e.g. rm [file] [file]
rm -r [dir]	Remove a directory and contents
cp [file] [newfile]	Copy file to file
cp [file] [dir]	Copy file to directory
mv [file] [new filename]	Move/Rename file or dirtory, e.g. mv -v [file] [dir]
clear	Clear screen

COMMAND HISTORY

history

Shows the stuff typed previously

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

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 file

HELP

man [command]	Show the manual for ‘command’
whatis [command]	Gives a one-line description of ‘command’
[command] -h	Offers help
[command] —help	Offers help
[command] help	Offers help
reset	Resets the terminal display

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