# Terminal
# Commands
# man
If you ever want to learn more about a command, you can read its manual right in the terminal using the man command.
# eg:
man cd
To exit the documentation, simply press q (for quit)
# cd
cd Path/To/Folder
Change your current directory to the given path.
# ls
Show a list of all the folders and files in the current directory.
# open
# Open a folder in Finder.
open Path/To/Folder
# Open a file with the default program (same as double clicking).
open Path/To/File.abc
# Open a folder or file with a specific app.
[app name] Path/To/FolderOrFile
# mkdir
# Creates a directory at the specified location, using the name at the end of the path.
mkdir Path/To/NewFolderName
# touch
# Creates a new file at the specified location, using the name and extension at the end of the path.
touch Path/To/NewFileName.abc
# echo
# Repeats the input back to you.
echo a few words
# Immeditely add input to the end of a target file.
# Creates one if there is none at the specified destination.
echo "this is the end of the file" > /Path/To/File.txt
# &&
# Do the first command, then immediately do the second.
mkdir /newFolder && cd /newFolder
# >
# Redirect the output of a command to a given path.
echo anything > /Path/To/File.txt
# rm
# Delete something. Forever. IRREVERSIBLE. Will ask for confirmation.
rm -i /file-you-will-never-see-again.txt
# Immediately, permanently delete a folder and everything in it
rm -rf /FolderToObliterate