UNIX cheatsheet

This Unix commands cheat sheet summarizes a few basic commands you will need during the tutorial.

You can also find a lot of resources online.

Command	Description	Options	Examples
ls	List files and directories.	-l: Long format listing. -a: Include hidden files.	ls -l displays files and directories with detailed information. ls -a shows all files and directories, including hidden ones.
cd	Change directory.	N/A	cd /path/to/directory changes the current directory to the specified path.
pwd	Print current working directory.	N/A	pwd displays the current working directory.
mkdir	Create a new directory.	N/A	mkdir my_directory creates a new directory named "my_directory".
rm	Remove files and directories.	-r: Remove directories recursively. -f: Force removal without confirmation.	rm file.txt deletes the file named "file.txt". rm -r my_directory deletes the directory "my_directory" and its contents. rm -f file.txt forcefully deletes the file "file.txt" without confirmation.
cp	Copy files and directories.	-r: Copy directories recursively.	cp -r directory destination copies the directory "directory" and its contents to the specified destination. cp file.txt destination copies the file "file.txt" to the specified destination.
mv	Move/rename files and directories.	N/A	mv file.txt new_name.txt renames the file "file.txt" to "new_name.txt". mv file.txt directory moves the file "file.txt" to the specified directory.
find	Search for files and directories.	-name: Search by filename.	find /path/to/search -name “*.txt” searches for all files with the extension “.txt” in the specified directory.