Terminal

TODO

1. Open terminal to play along

Unix

macOS is in the 'unix' family

Unix Commands

ls - list directory contents

pwd - print working directory

mkdir - make directory

cd - change directory

touch - updates last open time of file

open - open files and directories (macOS)

cat - read file and write to standard output

Use man to learn more about command

dot

. is shorthand for current path
.. is shorthand for parent path

can pass . or .. into many unix commands

Autocomplete

tab

Cursor

Jump to beginning of line ctrl + a

Jump to end of line ctrl + e

Move cursor to mouse position option + click

History

Use ↑Up and ↓Down arrows to scroll through command history

Clear

Clear terminal ⌘ + k

Get me out of here

Interrupt command ctrl + c

• useful when killing a server instance

Exit vi interface q or : + q

Resources

Unix Commands Cheatsheet

Terminal Tips & Tricks