pocket wikiTerminal commands

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navigate the file tree

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changing directory to dirname - cd dirname -

move up a directory in the tree - cd .. - dont forget you can drag a folder in from the finder to get a path to that directory -

go back to the last directory I was in - cd - -

where am I? (present working directory) - pwd -

list what's in this directory - ls -

now give me more information in the listing - ls -lah -

ssh to server - ssh user@domain.com -

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find & open

list all files recursively in subdomains - find . -

find all files with '.css' in the name - find . | grep .css -

find the string 'prose' in the contents of all the files in this directory - grep -r "prose" . -

open a file as if you had double clicked it in the finder (mac only) - open filename -

open the current directory in the finder - open . -

make a directory called dirname - mkdir dirname -

create a file called filename if it doesnt exist or update last modified date if it does - touch filename -

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move, remove & copy

move or rename a file or directory - mv oldname newname -

remove a file - rm filename -

remove a directory and all its contents. BE VERY CAREFUL! you could easily delete everything! - rm -rf dirname -

copy a file - cp oldfilename newfilename -

copy a directory and everything in it - cp -r olddirname newdirname -

securely copy a file to / on a remote server - scp file user@domain.com: - you can also copy a directory using scp -r -

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subversion

check out a repository to the current directory - svn co URL . -

update local directory from repository - svn up -

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are there new or modified files? - svn status -

add new files to the repository - svn add filename -

remove a file from subversion - svn remove filename -

mark a previously conflicted file as resolved - svn resolved filename -

who changed what line number of this file - svn blame filename -

commit all changes in this directory - svn commit -m "commit msg" -

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subversion & download

is this directory checked out from svn? and where? - svn info -

show everything that has changed - svn diff -

show what has changed in one file - svn diff filename -

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open text editor in order to specify which files to ignore from svn - svn propedit svn:ignore . -

download a file to the current directory - wget URL -

show the contents of a file in the terminal - curl URL -

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help & information

run any command as root - sudo your-command-here -

get help for any command, eg svn - svn --help -

how long has this computer been on? - uptime -

what is the size of the current directory and all the contents - du -h -

cancel the command you were currently typing - ctrl + c -

go to the beginning of the line in the terminal - ctrl + a -

go to the end of the line in the terminal - ctrl + e -

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pocket wikiTerminal commands

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navigate the file tree

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changing directory to dirname +cd dirname +

move up a directory in the tree +cd .. +dont forget you can drag a folder in from the finder to get a path to that directory +

go back to the last directory I was in +cd - +

where am I? (present working directory) +pwd +

list what's in this directory +ls +

now give me more information in the listing +ls -lah +

ssh to server +ssh user@domain.com +

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find & open

list all files recursively in subdomains +find . +

find all files with '.css' in the name +find . | grep .css +

find the string 'prose' in the contents of all the files in this directory +grep -r "prose" . +

open a file as if you had double clicked it in the finder (mac only) +open filename +

open the current directory in the finder +open . +

make a directory called dirname +mkdir dirname +

create a file called filename if it doesnt exist or update last modified date if it does +touch filename +

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move, remove & copy

move or rename a file or directory +mv oldname newname +

remove a file +rm filename +

remove a directory and all its contents. BE VERY CAREFUL! you could easily delete everything! +rm -rf dirname +

copy a file +cp oldfilename newfilename +

copy a directory and everything in it +cp -r olddirname newdirname +

securely copy a file to / on a remote server +scp file user@domain.com: +you can also copy a directory using scp -r +

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subversion

check out a repository to the current directory +svn co URL . +

update local directory from repository +svn up +

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are there new or modified files? +svn status +

add new files to the repository +svn add filename +

remove a file from subversion +svn remove filename +

mark a previously conflicted file as resolved +svn resolved filename +

who changed what line number of this file +svn blame filename +

commit all changes in this directory +svn commit -m "commit msg" +

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subversion & download

is this directory checked out from svn? and where? +svn info +

show everything that has changed +svn diff +

show what has changed in one file +svn diff filename +

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open text editor in order to specify which files to ignore from svn +svn propedit svn:ignore . +

download a file to the current directory +wget URL +

show the contents of a file in the terminal +curl URL +

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help & information

run any command as root +sudo your-command-here +

get help for any command, eg svn +svn --help +

how long has this computer been on? +uptime +

what is the size of the current directory and all the contents +du -h +

cancel the command you were currently typing +ctrl + c +

go to the beginning of the line in the terminal +ctrl + a +

go to the end of the line in the terminal +ctrl + e +

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