Section D.1 General Commands
Here you find a list of commands that can be used at the command line anywhere (and aren’t necessarily associated with Git).
pwd- Used to find the present working directory (i.e., the current active folder).
cd- Used to change the active directory (folder) in the terminal. Requires either the file path to move into or
..to move backwards one level. ls- Used to list the contents of the active folder.
touch- Used to create files. Also requires the filename and file extension of the file you wish to create.
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open(orstart) - Used to open a file, folder, or application using the defualt application/service
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killall(Mac only) - Used to close an entire application
mkdir- Used to create a new folder. Also requires the name of the folder to create.
rm- Used to remove a file (without warnings). Also requires the file name and extension you want to remove.
rmdir- Used to remove a folder (without warnings). Also requires the folder name to remove.
clear- Used to clear the terminal screen and bring the cursor back to the top of the window.
code- Used to open files or folders with the application VS Code.
