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author | Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> | 2017-09-17 16:08:12 +0200 |
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committer | Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> | 2017-09-17 16:33:12 +0200 |
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diff --git a/pocketHelp.md b/pocketHelp.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3c0216d --- /dev/null +++ b/pocketHelp.md @@ -0,0 +1,174 @@ +<h1><span>pocket wiki</span>Terminal commands</h1> + +<div class="footer"> +<p>This book belongs to:</p><br><br> +<hr> +</div> + +--- + +--- + +<h2>navigate the file tree</h2> + +<p><span class="micro">changing directory to <code>dirname</code></span> +<code>cd dirname</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">move up a directory in the tree</span> +<code>cd ..</code> +<span class="micro">dont forget you can drag a folder in from the finder to get a path to that directory</span> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">go back to the last directory I was in</span> +<code>cd -</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">where am I? (present working directory)</span> +<code>pwd</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">list what's in this directory</span> +<code>ls</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">now give me more information in the listing</span> +<code>ls -lah</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">ssh to server</span> +<code>ssh user@domain.com</code> +</p> + +--- + +--- + +<h2>find <abbr class="amp" title="and">&</abbr> open</h2> +<p><span class="micro">list all files recursively in subdomains</span> +<code>find .</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">find all files with '<code>.css</code>' in the name</span> +<code>find . | grep .css</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">find the string '<code>prose</code>' in the contents of all the files in this directory</span> +<code>grep -r "prose" .</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">open a file as if you had double clicked it in the finder (mac only)</span> +<code>open filename</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">open the current directory in the finder</span> +<code>open .</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">make a directory called <code>dirname</code></span> +<code>mkdir dirname</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">create a file called <code>filename</code> if it doesnt exist or update last modified date if it does</span> +<code>touch filename</code> +</p> + +--- + +--- + +<h2>move, remove <abbr class="amp" title="and">&</abbr> copy</h2> +<p><span class="micro">move or rename a file or directory</span> +<code>mv oldname newname</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">remove a file</span> +<code>rm filename</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">remove a directory and all its contents. <strong>BE VERY CAREFUL!</strong> you could easily delete everything!</span> +<code>rm -rf dirname</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">copy a file</span> +<code>cp oldfilename newfilename</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">copy a directory and everything in it</span> +<code>cp -r olddirname newdirname</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">securely copy a file to / on a remote server</span> +<code>scp file user@domain.com:</code> +<span class="micro">you can also copy a directory using <code>scp -r</code></span> +</p> + +--- + +--- + +<h2>subversion</h2> +<p><span class="micro">check out a repository to the current directory</span> +<code>svn co URL .</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">update local directory from repository</span> +<code>svn up</code> +</p> + +<p><span class="micro">are there new or modified files?</span> +<code>svn status</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">add new files to the repository</span> +<code>svn add filename</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">remove a file from subversion</span> +<code>svn remove filename</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">mark a previously conflicted file as resolved</span> +<code>svn resolved filename</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">who changed what line number of this file</span> +<code>svn blame filename</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">commit all changes in this directory</span> +<code>svn commit -m "commit msg"</code> +</p> + +--- + +--- + +<h2>subversion <abbr class="amp" title="and">&</abbr> download</h2> +<p><span class="micro">is this directory checked out from svn? and where?</span> +<code>svn info</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">show everything that has changed</span> +<code>svn diff</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">show what has changed in one file</span> +<code>svn diff filename</code> +</p> + +<p><span class="micro">open text editor in order to specify which files to ignore from svn</span> +<code>svn propedit svn:ignore .</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">download a file to the current directory</span> +<code>wget URL</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">show the contents of a file in the terminal</span> +<code>curl URL</code> +</p> + +--- + +--- + +<h2>help <abbr class="amp" title="and">&</abbr> information</h2> +<p><span class="micro">run any command as root</span> +<code>sudo your-command-here</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">get help for any command, eg <code>svn</code></span> +<code>svn --help</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">how long has this computer been on?</span> +<code>uptime</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">what is the size of the current directory and all the contents</span> +<code>du -h</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">cancel the command you were currently typing</span> +<code>ctrl + c</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">go to the beginning of the line in the terminal</span> +<code>ctrl + a</code> +</p> +<p><span class="micro">go to the end of the line in the terminal</span> +<code>ctrl + e</code> +</p> + +--- + +--- |