The command line crash course

Command line cheatsheet!!!

Setup

Mac OSX/Linux	Window	Definitions
pwd	pwd	print working directory
hostname	hostname	my computer’s network name
mkdir	mkdir	make directory
cd	cd	change directory
ls	ls	list directory
rmdir	rmdir	remove directory
pushd	pushd	push directory
popd	popd	pop directory
cp	cp/robocopy	copy a file or directory/robust copy
mv	mv	move a file or directory
less	more	page through a file
cat	type	print the whole file
xargs	.	execute arguments
find	dir -r	find files
grep	select-string	find things inside files
man	help	read a manual page
apropos	helpctr	find what man page is appropriate
env		look at your environment
echo	echo	print some arguments
export	set	export/set a new environment variable
exit	exit	exit the shell
sudo	runas	DANGER! become super user root DANGER!
chmod	attrib	change permission modifiers
chown	iCACLS	change ownership
.	forfiles	run a command on lots of files

Mac OSX/Linux	Window	Result
$ pwd	PS C:\Users\tamlam> pwd	path