Basic Terminal Commands

1. pwd : show the the location/name of the folder currently opened in your terminal window.
2. ls : list all the files and folders of the location currently opened in terminal.
   • ls -lah : also list hidden files
3. cd : Change directory. Allows you to move in your disk from one location to another.
   • cd .. : move to previous level of the folder
4. mkdir : Creates a new folder under the currently opened location
   • mkdir -p path1/path2/new-folder : create a hierarchy of folders
5. cp : Copies a file from one location to another.
   • cp -R : copy a folder
6. rm and rmdir : Delete a file or a folder.
7. cat, more, less : Lets you view the content of a text file.
8. grep : Filters a text file on the keyword you specify.
   • cat mylargefile.txt | grep john : find john in the file
9. du : Shows you the Disk Usage.
   • du -hs : show in human-readable form.
10. man : Displays the manual page of any supported command.
    • man ls : shows all available information about ls including all the arguments and flags that can use
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How git work?

• Repositories ( repo’s ) : the folder contain a .git file which track the change of all the change of the folder, then the folder will be the repository
• Commit History : save the commit