newdevs:landscape:tools:bash
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Common Bash Commands
cd–> move back to the home foldercd foldername–> move from the current folder to a child foldercd ..–> move up in the folder hierarchy one levelclear–> clears your command window giving you a fresh screen to work with (also, Ctrl-l)cp myfile.txt myfile.bak–> copies file with new namediff myfile.txt otherfile.txt–> shows differences between filesecho $ (tab tab)–> returns list of all variablesecho $s (tab)–> returns list of all variables that begin with 's'echo (variable name)–> returns value of variablels–> list visible folders and files in the current folderls -a–> lists all of the files and folders in the current folder, including hidden filesls -l–> lists all of the folders and files in the current folder with additional detail such as last modified timestampman (name of command)–> opens manual for that commandmkdir newfoldername–> create a new foldermv myfile.txt myfolder–> moves file to foldernotepad++ newdocname.txt–> create a new file and open it in notepad++notepad++ docname.txt–> edit an existing file in notepad++pwd–> see what folder you are currently inrmdir (myfoldername)–> deletes folder
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