bash reference sheet

but mainly the ones i know off / taken note of. take in mind that i use git bash on windows so some stuff might be different for you. i'm new to all this so i've explained some things from how i understand them. feel free to e-mail me if i got something wrong

overall

• clear - clears the terminal screen.
• touch [filename] - creates a file.
• cd [dir] - moves where you are. cd - gets you to the directory you were previously at.
• mkdir [dirname] - makes a directory / folder.
• exit - exit terminal.
• history - gives you a history of your inputs.
• help - more info.
• start [filename] - opens a file.
• mv - for renaming / moving files
• pwd - shows you where you currently are
• which [programname] - tells you the location path the terminal is using to locate the program.
• ls - lists files of the directory you're currently in. ls -l for a more detailed listing.
• rm - remove a file.
• echo - outputs whatever you give it.
• cat [filename] - outputs the contents of that file in the terminal
• cp [filename1] [newfile] - copies a files. you can also achieve the same with cat <[filename1]> [newfile]
• find -name '*[search]*' - searches for files with that word.
• sudo - run things as a superuser
• notepad [filename] - opens file on notepad
• rm -rf .git - deletes the .git folder

notes

when typing a file that has an ! you need to escape it using the backslash. if i have a folder called !g/ then you would write \!g/ on the terminal.

files with spaces need to be closed with single or double quotes like this 'folder 1'

use q to quit some scripts

>> this is an append. | this is a pipe

git

• git help - help for git commands.
• git init - initializes a repo
• git status - list changes
• git restore [filename] - restores a file
• git add [files] [dirs] - things to stage for a git commit. you can also use git add -p and it will ask you to yes or no every change before adding it. you can also do git add . to add all changes made to that current directory.
• git commit -m "[your message here!]" - commits changes while also adding a message to them.
• git push - pushes the code out there.
• git fetch - fetches code.
• git pull - pulls code for any changes.
• git diff --stat --cached [remote/branch] - shows you commits that are about to be pushed. remote/branch is usually origin/main for me.
• git show - show changes made
• git log - previous commits