Basic terminal command for beginner, web designer and web developer (git bash in windows)

There are tons of commands. Therefore, I am sharing only essential 8 commands which make you a pro pc/mac/linux user. Windows user need to install git software. All commands you will be able to use inside gitbash in windows.

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commands(8)

• cd - change directory
• touch
• mkdir - make directory
• cp - copy
• mv - move
• rm - remove
• pwd - present working directory
• ls - listing

flags(2)

flag always start with -

• r - recursive
• f - force

Identifiers(3)

• * - everything
• . - current directory
• .. parent directory

Details

for removing and copying folder we need r flag

to change directory

cd <folderName>

to make a file

touch <fileName> 

to make a directory

mkdir  <folderName>

to copy

# copy file
cp <copyPath> <pastePath>
# copy folder
cp -r <copyPath> <pastePath>

to move

mv <cutpath> <pastePath>

to remove file

# to remove file
rm <fileName>
# to remove folder
rm -rf <folderName>

to see what inside a directory

# to know current folder listing
ls
# to know some other folder listing
ls <folderPath>

to know the present working directory

pwd