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Ashley Harvey
2020-02-23 15:21:35 -08:00
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@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ cp readme.txt documents/
```shell
cp readme.txt readme.bak.txt
```
More advanced:
```shell
cp readme{.bak}.txt
```
## copy a folder
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ mv myMedia/ myMusic/
**STOP DRAG AND DROPING TO MERGE FOLDERS** :-1:
```shell
rsync -a /images/ /images2/
rsync -a /images/ /images2/ # note: may over-write files with the same name, so be careful!
```
## create a new file
@@ -143,9 +147,9 @@ rsync -a /images/ /images2/
**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND CREATE A NEW FILE** :-1:
```shell
touch 'new file' # updates the file's access and modification timestamp if it already exists
touch 'new file' # updates the file's access and modification timestamp if it already exists
# or
> 'new file' # erase the content if it already exists
> 'new file' # note: erases the content if it already exists
```
## create a new folder
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@ touch 'new file' # updates the file's access and modification timestamp if it al
```shell
mkdir 'untitled folder'
# or
mkdir -p 'path/may/not/exist/untitled folder'
mkdir -p 'path/may/not/exist/untitled\ folder'
```
## show file/folder size
@@ -171,7 +175,8 @@ du -sh node_modules/
**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND SHOW FILE/FOLDER INFO** :-1:
```shell
stat -x readme.md
stat -x readme.md # on macOS
stat readme.md # on Linux
```
## open a file with the default program
@@ -232,7 +237,8 @@ rm -r my_useless_folder
**STOP OPENING YOUR FINDER OR FILE EXPLORER** :-1:
```shell
ls -la my_folder
ls my_folder # Simple
ls -la my_folder # -l: show in list format. -a: show all files, including hidden. -la combines those options.
```
## tree view a folder and its subfolders
@@ -240,8 +246,9 @@ ls -la my_folder
**STOP OPENING YOUR FINDER OR FILE EXPLORER** :-1:
```shell
tree # on Linux
find . -print | sed -e 's;[^/]*/;|____;g;s;____|; |;g' # on MacOS
tree # on Linux
find . -print | sed -e 's;[^/]*/;|____;g;s;____|; |;g' # on MacOS
# Note: install homebrew (brew.sh) to be able to use (some) Linux utilities such as tree.
```
## find a stale file
@@ -282,8 +289,8 @@ date +%m/%d/%Y
What about a week from now?
```shell
date -d "+7 days" # on Linux
date -j -v+7d # on MacOS
date -d "+7 days" # on Linux
date -j -v+7d # on MacOS
```
## use a calculator
@@ -316,6 +323,8 @@ ping umair.surge.sh
```shell
cat apps/settings.py
# or, if the file is too big, you can take its output and push it through a 'pager' which shows you one page at a time.
cat apps/settings.py | less
```
## search for a text