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Jun 27, 2016

List of the Terminal commands for Linux/Mac OSX
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    •  . . . 
      pwd
      — print working directory

      •  . . . 
        hostname
        — my computer’s network name

        •  . . . 
          mkdir
          — make directory

          •  . . . 
            cd
            — change directory

            •  . . . 
              ls
              — list directory

              •  . . . 
                rmdir
                — remove directory

                •  . . . 
                  pushd
                  — push directory

                  •  . . . 
                    popd
                    — pop directory

                    •  . . . 
                      cp
                      — copy a file or directory

                      •  . . . 
                        mv
                        — move a file of directory

                        •  . . . 
                          less
                          — page through a file

                          •  . . . 
                            cat
                            — print the whole file

                            •  . . . 
                              xargs
                              — execute arguments

                              •  . . . 
                                find
                                — find files

                                •  . . . 
                                  grep
                                  — find things inside files

                                  •  . . . 
                                    man
                                    — read a manual page

                                    •  . . . 
                                      apropos
                                      — find what man page is appropriate

                                      •  . . . 
                                        env
                                        — look at your environment

                                        •  . . . 
                                          echo
                                          — print some arguments

                                          •  . . . 
                                            export
                                            — export / set a new environment variable

                                            •  . . . 
                                              exit
                                              — exit the shell

                                              •  . . . 
                                                sudo
                                                — DANGER! become super user root DANGER!

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