This work by tirimid is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
This document was created so that I could send it to my friends. It is intended for beginners to the command line as a quick reference, and does not substitute for an explanation of the command line's function. The commands featured will change over time, as this is created for my friends' use.
Shell commands are prefixed with a $. This is a shell prompt and not
part of the actual command, so it should not be entered when copying the
commands into your terminal.
When entering the commands, you will frequently want to replace some part of
the command with something else. Things that should be replaced are indicated
with capital letters and surrounded with angle brackets, <LIKE THIS>.
| The command | What it does |
$ ls |
List all files in the current directory |
$ pwd |
Show the full path of the current directory |
$ cd <DIR> |
Move to another directory |
$ touch <FILE> |
Create a new file |
$ mkdir <DIR> |
Create a new directory |
$ rmdir <DIR> |
Delete a directory if it is empty |
$ rm <FILE> |
Delete a file |
$ rm -rf <FILE/DIR> |
Recursively delete a file / directory |
$ ./<FILE> |
Run a binary from the current directory |
$ clear |
Clear the text from the terminal |
$ sudo <COMMAND> |
Run a command with elevated privileges |
| The command | What it does |
$ gcc -o <BINARY> <C FILE> |
Compiles a C file to an executable binary |
This work by tirimid is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0