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Basic linux terminal commands

When do I need these?

You need to know these commands if you wanna navigate a Unix like system like linux or macOS in the terminal. The terminal is used a lot for git so knowing these commands is a must.

Commands

Command Description
cat read a file and output it to terminal
cd change directory
ls view all files in the current folder
ls -la same as ls but also view hidden files
rm remove a file
ls -altr give a list of files in order of time and reversed so the latest file is at the bottom