Cheat Sheet

Directories

pwd : display the path of current working directory

cd <directory> : change directory to <directory> (A directory is another name for a folder)

cd .. : navigate to parent directory

ls : list directory contents

ls -la : list detailed directory contents, including hidden files

mkdir <directory> : create a new directory names <directory>

rm -r <directory> : delete <directory>

cp -r <directory1> <directory2> : copy <directory1> and its contents to <directory2> (possibly overwriting files in an existing directory.

Files

rm <file> : Delete <file>

mv <file-old> <file-new> : Rename <file-old> to <file-new>

mv <file> <directory> : move <file> to <directory> (possibly overwriting an existing file)

cp <file> <directory> : copy <file> to <directory> (possibly overwriting an existing file)

touch <file> : create <file>