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diff --git a/pocketHelp.md b/pocketHelp.md index 44c5278..36772b0 100644 --- a/pocketHelp.md +++ b/pocketHelp.md @@ -11,27 +11,27 @@ ## navigate the file tree -<span class="micro">changing directory to <code>dirname</code></span> -<code>cd dirname</code> +<span class="micro">changing directory to `dirname`</span> +`cd dirname` <span class="micro">move up a directory in the tree</span> -<code>cd ..</code> +`cd ..` <span class="micro">dont forget you can drag a folder in from the finder to get a path to that directory</span> <span class="micro">go back to the last directory I was in</span> -<code>cd -</code> +`cd -` <span class="micro">where am I? (present working directory)</span> -<code>pwd</code> +`pwd` <span class="micro">list what's in this directory</span> -<code>ls</code> +`ls` <span class="micro">now give me more information in the listing</span> -<code>ls -lah</code> +`ls -lah` <span class="micro">ssh to server</span> -<code>ssh user@domain.com</code> +`ssh user@domain.com` --- @@ -40,25 +40,25 @@ ## find <abbr class="amp" title="and">&</abbr> open <span class="micro">list all files recursively in subdomains</span> -<code>find .</code> +`find .` -<span class="micro">find all files with '<code>.css</code>' in the name</span> -<code>find . | grep .css</code> +<span class="micro">find all files with '`.css`' in the name</span> +`find . | grep .css` -<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> +<span class="micro">find the string '`prose`' in the contents of all the files in this directory</span> +`grep -r "prose" .` <span class="micro">open a file as if you had double clicked it in the finder (mac only)</span> -<code>open filename</code> +`open filename` <span class="micro">open the current directory in the finder</span> -<code>open .</code> +`open .` -<span class="micro">make a directory called <code>dirname</code></span> -<code>mkdir dirname</code> +<span class="micro">make a directory called `dirname`</span> +`mkdir dirname` -<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> +<span class="micro">create a file called `filename` if it doesnt exist or update last modified date if it does</span> +`touch filename` --- @@ -67,23 +67,23 @@ ## move, remove <abbr class="amp" title="and">&</abbr> copy <span class="micro">move or rename a file or directory</span> -<code>mv oldname newname</code> +`mv oldname newname` <span class="micro">remove a file</span> -<code>rm filename</code> +`rm filename` <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> +`rm -rf dirname` <span class="micro">copy a file</span> -<code>cp oldfilename newfilename</code> +`cp oldfilename newfilename` <span class="micro">copy a directory and everything in it</span> -<code>cp -r olddirname newdirname</code> +`cp -r olddirname newdirname` <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> +`scp file user@domain.com:` +<span class="micro">you can also copy a directory using `scp -r`</span> --- @@ -92,28 +92,28 @@ ## subversion</h2> <span class="micro">check out a repository to the current directory</span> -<code>svn co URL .</code> +`svn co URL .` <span class="micro">update local directory from repository</span> -<code>svn up</code> +`svn up` <span class="micro">are there new or modified files?</span> -<code>svn status</code> +`svn status` <span class="micro">add new files to the repository</span> -<code>svn add filename</code> +`svn add filename` <span class="micro">remove a file from subversion</span> -<code>svn remove filename</code> +`svn remove filename` <span class="micro">mark a previously conflicted file as resolved</span> -<code>svn resolved filename</code> +`svn resolved filename` <span class="micro">who changed what line number of this file</span> -<code>svn blame filename</code> +`svn blame filename` <span class="micro">commit all changes in this directory</span> -<code>svn commit -m "commit msg"</code> +`svn commit -m "commit msg"` --- @@ -122,22 +122,22 @@ ## subversion <abbr class="amp" title="and">&</abbr> download <span class="micro">is this directory checked out from svn? and where?</span> -<code>svn info</code> +`svn info` <span class="micro">show everything that has changed</span> -<code>svn diff</code> +`svn diff` <span class="micro">show what has changed in one file</span> -<code>svn diff filename</code> +`svn diff filename` <span class="micro">open text editor in order to specify which files to ignore from svn</span> -<code>svn propedit svn:ignore .</code> +`svn propedit svn:ignore .` <span class="micro">download a file to the current directory</span> -<code>wget URL</code> +`wget URL` <span class="micro">show the contents of a file in the terminal</span> -<code>curl URL</code> +`curl URL` --- @@ -146,25 +146,25 @@ ## help <abbr class="amp" title="and">&</abbr> information <span class="micro">run any command as root</span> -<code>sudo your-command-here</code> +`sudo your-command-here` -<span class="micro">get help for any command, eg <code>svn</code></span> -<code>svn --help</code> +<span class="micro">get help for any command, eg `svn`</span> +`svn --help` <span class="micro">how long has this computer been on?</span> -<code>uptime</code> +`uptime` <span class="micro">what is the size of the current directory and all the contents</span> -<code>du -h</code> +`du -h` <span class="micro">cancel the command you were currently typing</span> -<code>ctrl + c</code> +`ctrl + c` <span class="micro">go to the beginning of the line in the terminal</span> -<code>ctrl + a</code> +`ctrl + a` <span class="micro">go to the end of the line in the terminal</span> -<code>ctrl + e</code> +`ctrl + e` --- |