Command line Cheatsheet
For your convenience, we have made you a little cheatsheet to help you get familiar with the command line. Django Girls is a good resource. Note: you will not be tested on this or anything, but navigating the command line can be useful. There are also some lecture videos in Lesson 4 that demonstrate how to use the command line.
| DOS (Windows) | Shell (Mac / Linux) | |
|---|---|---|
| What directory am I in? | > cd |
$ pwd |
| Change directories | > cd |
$ cd |
| List files & directories | > dir> tree # lists subdirectories |
$ ls$ ls -l |
| Navigate to parent directory | > cd .. |
$ cd .. |
| Navigate into child directory | > cd cs110 |
$ cd cs110 |
| Navigate into descendant directory | > cd lectures\lecture_03 |
$ cd lectures/lecture_03 |
| Navigate to sibling directory | > cd ..\lecture_02 |
$ cd ../lecture_02 |
| Navigate to ancestor directory | > cd ..\..\ |
$ cd ../../ |
| Navigate to home directory | $ cd |
|
| Command history | > doskey /HISTORY |
$ history |
Other optional commands you may find useful…
| DOS (Windows) | Shell (Mac / Linux) | |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new file | > echo . > my_file.txt |
$ echo . > my_file.txt$ touch my_file.txt |
| Append to a file | > echo "some text" >> my_file.txt |
$ echo "some text" > my_file.txt |
| Save history to a file | > doskey /HISTORY > my_history.txt |
$ history > my_history.txt |
| Move a file | > move my_history.txt Documents/. |
$ mv my_history.txt Documents/. |
| Make a folder | > mkdir my_folder |
$ mkdir my_folder |
| Delete a file | > del my_history.txt |
$ rm my_history.txt |
| Delete a folder | > rmdir my_folder |
$ rm -r my_folder |