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Common Terminal Commands

The $ in the commands below is used to signal the beginning of a command. You do not type the $ when using them.

ls

The ls command lists the contents of the current working directory. You'll see a listing of all the files and subdirectories within the current directory.

cd

The cd command moves the terminal into another directory. You specify the name of the directory in the command.

cd ..

The cd .. command moves up the parent directory - the directory that contains the current one.

pwd

The pwd command prints a path to the current working directory. You can use this if you forget where the terminal is.

mkdir

The mkdir command makes a new directory. You specify the name of the directory to create.

echo

The echo command simply prints back whatever is written after it.

rm

The rm command, which stands for remove, can delete files. Be careful it deletes it immediately. There is no way to recover it.