command cheat sheet

⚙️ Command Cheat Sheet

A quick-reference guide for the essential commands used throughout this 200-day journey.

These are the daily bread-and-butter commands to keep your GitHub contribution graph green.

Command	Description
`git status`	Check which files have been modified or are untracked.
`git add <filename>`	Stage a specific file to be committed.
`git add .`	Stage all modified and new files in the current folder.
`git commit -m "Your Message"`	Record your staged changes with a descriptive progress message.
`git push origin main`	Send your local commits to your remote GitHub repository.
`git pull`	Fetch and merge changes from GitHub to your local machine.
`git log --oneline`	View a clean, simplified history of your previous commits.

Use these to navigate your computer's folders and files without using a mouse.

pwd (Print Working Directory) – Shows exactly where you are on your computer.
ls (List) – Lists all files and folders in your current directory.
cd <folder_name> – Move inside a specific folder.
cd .. – Move up one folder level.
mkdir <new_folder> – Create a brand new folder.

touch <file_name> – Create an empty file (e.g., touch script.py).
cat <file_name> – Read and display the entire contents of a file in the terminal.
rm <file_name> – Delete a file permanently. Warning: There is no recycle bin here!
mv <old_name> <new_name> – Rename or move a file.

Commands to run, test, and manage your Python environment.

💡 Note: Depending on your operating system, you might need to use python3 instead of python.