diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index 961f2e2..7e14a31 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -2,42 +2,39 @@ ## Basic File System Commands -| Name | Command | options | example | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| List files | ls | -a shows all | ls -la | -| | | -l long format | | -| | | -R recursive | | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| Current directory | pwd | -P prints the physical location | pwd | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| Change | cd | .. takes you up a level | cd /home/gmarx | -| directory | | ~ takes you to home directory | cd ~ | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| Make | mkdir | -p make parent directories as needed | mkdir -p test/example | -| directory | | -v print a message for each directory | mkdir -p /test/example | -| | | | *first example creates | -| | | | folders inside the | -| | | | current folder, other one | -| | | | creates folder in root directory | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| Delete a | rm | -r recursive (use for directories) | rm sample.txt | -| file or directory | | -d remove empty directory | rm -r test | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| Copy a file | cp | -r recursivec copy | cp a.txt b.txt | -| or directory | | -u copy only if the source is newer | cp test-a test-b | -| | | -v verbose (show output) | | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| Move a file or | mv | -i prompts before overwrite | mv a.txt c.txt | -| directory | | No -r; Moving into the same directory | mv test example | -| | | performs a renaming | | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| | touch | | | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| | more | | | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| | cal | | | -|-------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------| -| | | | | +| Name | Command | options | example | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| List files | ls | -a shows all
-l *long format*
-R *recursive* | ls -la | +| Current directory | pwd | -P prints the physical location | pwd | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| Change | cd | .. takes you up a level | cd /home/gmarx | +| directory | | ~ takes you to home directory | cd ~ | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| Make | mkdir | -p make parent directories as needed | mkdir -p test/example | +| directory | | -v print a message for each directory | mkdir -p /test/example | +| | | | *first example creates | +| | | | folders inside the | +| | | | current folder, other one | +| | | | creates folder in root directory | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| Delete a | rm | -r recursive (use for directories) | rm sample.txt | +| file or directory | | -d remove empty directory | rm -r test | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| Copy a file | cp | -r recursivec copy | cp a.txt b.txt | +| or directory | | -u copy only if the source is newer | cp test-a test-b | +| | | -v verbose (show output) | | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| Move a file or | mv | -i prompts before overwrite | mv a.txt c.txt | +| directory | | No -r; Moving into the same directory | mv test example | +| | | performs a renaming | | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| | touch | | | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| | more | | | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| | cal | | | +|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| | | | | *** Terminal | Command | Description |