CLI Flashcards

1
Q

pwd

A

print working directory

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2
Q

hostname

A

my computer’s network name

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3
Q

mkdir

A

make directory

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4
Q

cd

A

change directory

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5
Q

ls

A

list directory

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6
Q

rmdir

A

remove directory

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7
Q

pushd

A

push directory

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8
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popd

A

pop directory

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9
Q

cp

A

copy a file or directory

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10
Q

mv

A

move a file or directory

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11
Q

less - mac
more - pc

A

page through a file

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12
Q

cat - mac
type - pc

A

print the whole file

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13
Q

xargs

A

execute arguments

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14
Q

find - mac
dir -r - pc

A

find files

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15
Q

grep - mac
select-string- pc

A

find things inside files

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16
Q

man - mac
help - pc

A

read a manual page

17
Q

apropos - mac
helpctr - pc

A

find what man page is appropriate

18
Q

env

A

look at your environment

19
Q

echo

A

print some arguments

20
Q

export - mac
set - pc

A

export/set a new environment variable

21
Q

exit

A

exit the shell

22
Q

sudo - mac
runas - pc

A

DANGER! become super user root DANGER!

23
Q

robocopy

A

robust copy

24
Q

forfiles

A

run a command on lots of files

25
touch - mac new-item - pc
Make empty file
26
3 core cmdlets?
help - get-help gcm - get-command gm - get-member
27
Git remove remote branch
git push origin -d [branch-name]
28
Git get commits with hashes
git log
29
Git unstage and uncommit all changes
git reset [hash]
30
Git completely remove all changes
git reset --hard [hash]
31
Create new react project with Vite
npm create vite@latest my-first-react-app -- --template react
32
Initialize node project
npm init-y