Cheat Sheet: Command Line

 

Change directory

cd file location // change location cd ~ // go back to primary location cd .. // go back to parent location keyboard short cut: Ctrl + U // clear whole command line pwd // return the full path of current location

Edit Files

mkdir newFolder // create new folder, for create hidden folder, add . in front of the folder name ls -a // list all files touch text.text // create new file open text.text // open file open -a Notepad text.text // open file with specified application rm text.text // delete file rm * // delete all files in current location rm -r myFolder/ // remove folder