Command Line Basics Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
pwd
A
print working directory
2
Q
hostname
A
my computer’s network name
3
Q
mkdir
A
make directory
4
Q
cd
A
change directory
5
Q
ls
A
list directory
6
Q
rmdir
A
remove directory
7
Q
pushd
A
push directory
8
Q
popd
A
pop directory
9
Q
cp
A
copy a file or directory
10
Q
mv
A
move a file or directory
11
Q
less
A
page through a file
12
Q
cat
A
print the whole file
13
Q
xargs
A
execute arguments
14
Q
find
A
find files
15
Q
grep
A
find things inside files
16
Q
man
A
read a manual page
17
Q
apropos
A
find what man page is approxiamate
18
Q
env
A
look at your environment
19
Q
echo
A
print some arguments
20
Q
export
A
export/set a new environment
21
Q
exit
A
exit the shell
22
Q
sudo
A
DANGER! become super user root DANGER!
23
Q
chmod
A
change permission modifiers
24
Q
chown
A
change ownership
25
# Reverse!
print working directory
pwd
26
# Reverse!
my computer's network name
hostname
27
# Reverse!
make directory
mkdir
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# Reverse!
change directory
cd
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# Reverse!
list directory
ls
30
# Reverse!
remove directory
rmdir
31
# Reverse!
push directory
pushd
32
# Reverse!
pop directory
popd
33
# Reverse!
copy a file or directory
cp
34
# Reverse!
move a file or directory
mv
35
# Reverse!
page through a file
less
36
# Reverse!
print the whole file
cat
37
# Reverse!
execute arguments
xargs
38
# Reverse!
find files
find
39
# Reverse!
find things inside files
grep
40
# Reverse!
read a manual page
man
41
# Reverse!
find what man page is approxiamate
apropos
42
# Reverse!
look at your environment
env
43
# Reverse!
print some arguments
echo
44
# Reverse!
export/set a new environment
export
45
# Reverse!
exit the shell
exit
46
# Reverse!
DANGER! become super user root DANGER!
sudo
47
# Reverse!
change permission modifiers
chmod
48
# Reverse!
change ownership
chown
49
Touch
Create new empty file
50
# Reverse!
Create new empty file
Touch
