Learn python the hard way Mac / linux terminal commands – Flashcards

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pwd
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print working directory
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hostname
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my computer's network name
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mkdir
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make directory
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cd
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change director
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ls
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list directory
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rmdir
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remove directory
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pushd
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push directory
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popd
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pop directory
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cp
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copy a file or directory
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mv
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move a file or directory
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less
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page through a file
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cat
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print the whole file
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xargs
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execute arguments
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find
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find files
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grep
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find things inside files
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man
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read a manual page
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apropos
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find out man page is appropriate
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env
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look at your environment
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echo
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print some arguments
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export
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export/set a new environment variable
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exit
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exit the shell
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sudo
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become super user root (Dangerous)
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