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The absolute bare minimum you need to know on the command line

GUIs change, but the command line is eternal. Memorize these 5 commands and a long and happy life awaits.


$cd change directory. This is how you move around the file system. $ls List, or tell me what's in this directory. This has a huge list of useful modifying flags, such as -l (long, tell me the size, ownership, and permissions on each thing in here too), or -a (all, as in, show me hidden dotfiles as well) $mv Move, this is how you move something from here to there. This is...