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    The document provides a cheatsheet on navigating the file system using command line commands like ls to list directory contents, pwd to print the working directory, mkdir to make a new directory, cd to change directories, and touch to create a new file. It explains the filesystem structure as a tree with directories that can contain other directories and files, with the root directory at the base. The command line allows navigating and interacting with the filesystem, with Bash being the shell in Unix systems and the $ prompt.

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    The document provides a cheatsheet on navigating the file system using command line commands like ls to list directory contents, pwd to print the working directory, mkdir to make a new directory, cd to change directories, and touch to create a new file. It explains the filesystem structure as a tree with directories that can contain other directories and files, with the root directory at the base. The command line allows navigating and interacting with the filesystem, with Bash being the shell in Unix systems and the $ prompt.

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    The document provides a cheatsheet on navigating the file system using command line commands like ls to list directory contents, pwd to print the working directory, mkdir to make a new directory, cd to change directories, and touch to create a new file. It explains the filesystem structure as a tree with directories that can contain other directories and files, with the root directory at the base. The command line allows navigating and interacting with the filesystem, with Bash being the shell in Unix systems and the $ prompt.

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    11/12/2020 Learn the Command Line: Navigating the File System Cheatsheet | Codecademy

    Cheatsheets / Learn the Command Line

    Navigating the File System


    List ls

    The shell command ls is used to list the contents of


    directories. If no arguments are given, it will list the $ ls Desktop
    contents of the current working directory. resume.pdf
    photo.png

    Print Working Directory pwd

    The shell command pwd displays the le path from


    the root directory to the current working directory. $ pwd
    /Users/sonny/Downloads

    Make Directory mkdir

    The shell command mkdir can be used to make a


    new directory in the lesystem according to its $ mkdir new-directory
    argument. If a le path is given, the new directory will be $ ls
    placed at the end. Otherwise, it will create a new old-directory new-directory
    directory in the current working directory with the name
    given.

    cd Change Directory

    The shell command cd can be used to move


    throughout the lesystem of a computer. It accepts a $ cd some-directory
    variety of arguments: $ cd ..

    ● Full le paths.

    ● Names of children of the current directory.

    ●
    .. the parent of the current directory.

    Filesystem Structure
    A computer’s lesystem organizes the data stored by a
    computer, so that it can be easily retrieved by the user.
    Files are typically represented by a tree-like structure, in
    which any parent directory can have any number of
    children.
    The root directory is then found at the base of the tree.

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    touch Create New File

    The shell command touch creates a new le in the


    current working directory with the name provided. $ touch secret-file.txt

    The Command Line


    The command line allows a user to navigate the
    lesystem and run built-in programs or custom scripts. $
    In Unix, the command line interface is called Bash, and
    the shell prompt is the $ .

    Helper Commands
    Helper commands for the command line include:

    ●
    clear to clear the terminal

    ●
    tab to autocomplete the line

    ●
    ↑ and ↓ to cycle through your previous
    commands

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