Introduction to the Command Line
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pwd - print working directory
ls - list contents of working directory
cd - change directory (see examples below).
cd .. # navigate up one directory level
cd some_directory/ # navigate inside of a directory
cd ~ # navigate to the home (user) directory
cd / # navigate to the root directory
mkdir - make a new directory (requires adding directory name)
mkdir MyDirectory # create a new directory called MyDirectory
touch - make a new file (requires adding file name)
touch myFile.txt # creates new file called myFile.txt
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✅ Exercise: Familiarize with pwd, ls, cd, mkdir, touch by navigating directories and creating files and folders.
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✅ Exercise: Use cp, mv, rm, cat, less to manipulate and view files.
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<aside> 🛠Project: Organize a messy directory by creating new folders and moving files into them appropriately.
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