pocket wiki # Terminal commands

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--- --- ## navigate the file tree 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` --- --- ## 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` --- --- ## 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` --- --- ## subversion check out a repository to the current directory `svn co URL .` update local directory from repository `svn up` 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"` --- --- ## 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` 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` --- --- ## 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` --- ---