Web Technology: A Revolution

cd changes derectories

• cd 
  • To your home directory

• cd ..
  • To your home directory
• cd -
  • To your previous working directory

Listing Directory Contents

• ls -a 
  • include hidden files

• ls -l
  • long listing style
• ls -R
  • Recurse through directories

Copying Files & Directories

• cp -i source destination
  • interactive(ask before overwriting file)

• cp -R source destination
  • recursive (recursively copy an entire directory tree)

Creating & Removing Files

• touch 
  • create empty file or update filetimestamps

• rm -i 
  • interactive(ask before removing file)
• rm -R
  • recursively (for removing an entire directory)
• rm -f
  • remove by forcing
• mkdir -p
  • make parent directories if needed