From: Lynne Williams Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:36:32 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Update shell_cheatsheet.md X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1725e92f3c45b040a62e66befa322449ddca1695;p=swc-workshop.git Update shell_cheatsheet.md --- diff --git a/shell_cheatsheet.md b/shell_cheatsheet.md index 2b1ebcc..5054347 100644 --- a/shell_cheatsheet.md +++ b/shell_cheatsheet.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ## 1. Shell Basics: -| Symbol | Definition | +| Command | Definition | |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `.` | a single period refers to the current directory | | `..` | a double period refers to the directory immediately above the current directory | @@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ ## 2. Creating Things: ### a) How to create new files and directories.. - -`mkdir ./dirname` | makes a new directory called dirname below the current directory. _Note:_ Windows users will need to use `\` instead of `/` for the path separator -`nano filename` | if `filename` does not exist, `nano` creates it and opens the `nano` text editor. If the file exists, `nano` opens it. _Note:_ _(i)_ You can use a different text editor if you like. In gnome Linux, `gedit` works really well too. _(ii)_ `nano` (or `gedit`) create text files. It doesn't matter what the file extension is (or if there is one) +| Command | Definition | +|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `mkdir ./dirname` | makes a new directory called dirname below the current directory. _Note:_ Windows users will need to use `\` instead of `/` for the path separator | +| `nano filename` | if `filename` does not exist, `nano` creates it and opens the `nano` text editor. If the file exists, `nano` opens it. _Note:_ _(i)_ You can use a different text editor if you like. In gnome Linux, `gedit` works really well too. _(ii)_ `nano` (or `gedit`) create text files. It doesn't matter what the file extension is (or if there is one) | ### b) How to delete files and directories... #### _Remember that deleting is forever. There is NO going back_