Bash & Terminal Commands (For Folder Poetry)

🎲 Bash & Terminal commands

Command	Description
`cd`	change directory
`cd ..`	change directory one level back
`ls`	list contents of directory
`pwd`	print working directory
`mkdir foldername`	create a folder named foldername
`touch dandelion.txt`	create a file named dandelion.txt
`echo "woof woof" > kitty.txt`	creates a text file called kitty.txt that contains the words, "woof woof"
`cat filename.txt`	print contents of file
`atom filename.txt`	Opens file in atom (this is why we installed the shell commands!)
`source ~/.bash_profile`	(macOS) restart your terminal config file
`source ~/.bashrc`	(Windows) restart your terminal config file
`rm -rf filename.txt` .	remove a file or folder this way (BE CAREFUL TO NOT DELETE ANYTHING UNINTENDED
`mv filename.txt newfilename.txt`	rename a file
`open .`	(macOS) open the current folder in Finder
`explorer .`	(Windows) open the current folder in Explorer
`open filename.txt`	(macOS) opens file in Text Edit
`notepad.exe filename.txt`	(Windows) opens file in Notepad
`cp filename.txt filename2.txt`	copy file
`say "hello, what is poetic computation?"`	(macOS) speak out loud
https://superuser.com/questions/223913/os-x-say-command-for-windows	(Windows) speak text out loud
`man cd`	show the manual for 'cd'. Press q to quit
`curl wttr.in`	check the weather in our local locations!⛅️🌧🌈

command	Description
`echo "woof woof" > kitty.txt`	creates a text file called kitty.txt that contains the words, "woof woof"
`nano textfile.txt`	open file in the nano text editor
CTRL + X , y , ENTER	exit and save changes

In these steps, we are using terminal and nano to open and edit a file called ~./bash_profile
In steps 2-4, the lines of code are meant to be pasted into nano when editing the ~./bash_profile
In the other steps, the commands are entered in terminal

The ~./bash_profile or ~./bashrc is a configuration file for the terminal.

First make sure you are running bash instead of zsh by running this command: chsh -s /bin/bash

You can use an editor called nano that is built into terminal instead of using a separate editor like vs code

Remember to reboot your terminal

Mac:source ~/.bash_profile Windows: source ~/.bashrc

OR close and reopen terminal : ) OR if you created an alias for this, enter sp (short for source profile) : )