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Terminal Commands for Beginners

This is a list of terminal [or command line] commands every beginner should familiarize themselves with. This gist file is a manual for this video:

Keys and Key Combos you can Use in the Terminal

• Up Arrow — Shows the previous command executed. If you continue to press it, it gives you more and more commands you executed. YOu can also press the down arrow to see the previous command after pressing Up arrow.
• Home button — Takes the cursor to the start of the command line
• End button — Takes the cursor to the end of the command line
• CTRL + F — Takes the cursor one character forward
• CTRL + B — Takes the cursor one character backward