crestrepo12 / linuxcommands

BASIC NAVIGATION

cd : Change Directory

Example use cases

cd .. : Change to parent directory

cd ~ or cd : return to root directory

cd ../example/example : navigating multiple levels of a file tree

ls : List segments; List files in a directory

Example use cases

ls -l : long detailed listing includes detailed read/write permissions, date file was created, date file was created, and name of the file

ls -a : list all (including hidden)

pwd : Present Working Directory; List current absolute directory

FILE MANIPULATION

touch : creates a file

less : read a text file

rm *file name* : remove a file

rm -r *directory name* : remove a directory

rmdir *directory name* : remove a directory

rm -rf *directory name* : force removes everything (files/directories, etc do not use unless you know what you’re doing)

cp : copy a file (within the same directory, if the second file does not exist, one will be created)

cp *file1* *file2* : copy file1 to file2

cp *file 1* ../*directory name* : Copy a file to a different directory

chmod : change the permissions of file to octal

mv *file1* *directory* : move a file to another directory

mv *file1* *newFileName* : rename a file

Create a Local Repository

git init : this initializes a repository

git status : Checks the status of the repository tracks any changes of the repository

git add : add files to git repository (use ‘.’ for all)

git clone : clone a repository

git push : this pushes the code to github

git push origin master : Send changes to the master branch of your remote repository.

git remote add : this adds the files to the repository

git pull : this pulls the files from a repository

git commit -m *details about your process* : this command commits the code to github and adds a message

git clone */path/to/repository* : Create a working copy of a local repository

git remote add origin <server> : If you haven't connected your local repository to a remote server, add the server to be able to push to it.

Branches

git checkout -b <branchname> : Create a new branch and switch to it.

git checkout <branchname> : Switch from one branch to another.

git branch : List all the branches in your repo, and also tell you what branch you're currently in.

git branch -d <branchname> : Delete the current branch.

git push origin <branchname> : Push the branch to your remote repository, so others can use it.

git push --all origin : Push all branches to your remote repository.

HELP

{command} --help : shows description and usage of a command.

man : search the manual for a command