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Abhay Prajapati
Abhay Prajapati

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🐧Terminal commands that I use every time.

Your macOS, Windows, Linux the most basic commands are gonna be the same,
when every I start with new projects I have to move in to right ▶️ folder and then I use it.

1.

cd
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as simple C*hange *D*irectory, 📂when every you have to move in another folder the *cd come very handy, it can take you under and folder or outside a folder
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cd inside-dir
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if you want to go back

cd ..
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simple hack🧑🏿‍💻:-

// if you know the name of the previous directory uses them with cd.
cd ../back/moreback/anothemoreback
// now I am at anothermoreback
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same work with cd inside directory

cd inside/moreinside-inside/anotherinside-inside
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ls
//  list files or directories
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all📁 the directories in that current directory with be printed out.
from files folder but without hidden folders

ls -a
// want to see hidden folders & files use this.
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Now you know about changing directories and seeing the list of folders and files in a directory but how will you see which directory are you in.

// check print working directory
pwd
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very handy if you got stuck.

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code .
code ./foldername
atom .
atom /foldername
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If you use the text-editors as I do then this terminal command will make your life ease.
writing the name of text-editor (mostly)you can access them, without any GUI


.
// is used to do any stuff in the current directory
and 
./foldername
// is used to do inside the given filename
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node /filename
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I love writing javascript it's simple and easy, for writing pseudocode, if you have node installed you can use node filename to run inside the terminal without using the browser.
very handy for js guys

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which ls
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if you want where your specific command is stored in computer, SSD,
type which command and name of the command
which can be any command ls cd nano PWD any command
and you will get the destination of the file.

thank you for joining me.

if you know come better command let me know👋🏿
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Michal

I will add:

filename - to create a file
rm filename - to delete a file
mk dir name - to create folder
rm dir name - to remove folder

And i live Typescript so:
tsc filename.ts - to compile 😁

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Abhay Prajapati

osm man, i didn't mentioned these