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Quick reference

Basics - navigating the shell

pwd : print working directory

ls : list directory : : - -l: list file information : - -lh: list human readable file information

cd : change directory

Basics - interacting with files

mkdir : make directory

cat : send file or files to output (in most cases, print to shell)

head : output first parts of a file or files

tail : output last parts of a file or files

mv : rename or move a file or files. Syntax for renaming a file: mv FILENAME NEWFILENAME

cp : copy a file or files. Syntax: cp FILENAME NEWFILENAME

> : redirect output. Syntax with cat: cat FILENAME1 FILENAME2 > NEWFILENAME

rm : remove a file or files. NB: USE WITH CAUTION!!!

Basic Git commands

Git cheat sheet handouts:

git init : creates a git repository

git status : view the status of your files in the working directory and staging area

git add : tells git to start tracking a file, or a series of files.

git commit : commits 'saves' the staged snapshot to the project history.

git push : commits the staged snapshot to the project history.

git log : history of commits in reverse chronological order.

git diff : shows changes made to files

git pull : Merges upstream changes into your local repository

git remote add origin : add a repository where changes will be stored -

Useful library github repositories

Further reading