Command Line Cheat Sheet

Shortcuts

Current Directory: .

Parent Directory: ..

Home Directory: ~

Root Directory: /

History: history

Previous Command: !!

Previous Command: ↑

Stdin: <

Stdout (redirect): >

Stdout (append): >>

Pipe: |

Command Reference

Change Directory: cd directoryname

Print Working Directory: pwd

List Directory Contents: ls

Make Directory: mkdir directoryname

Create Empty File: touch filename

Copy File: cp sourcefile destfile

Move/Rename File: mv sourcefile destfile

Remove File: rm filename

Get out of “stuck” command: CTRL + C