Key/Command | Description |
---|---|
Tab | Auto-complete files and folder names |
Ctrl + A | Go to the beginning of the line you are currently typing on |
Ctrl + E | Go to the end of the line you are currently typing on |
Ctrl + U | Clear the line before the cursor |
Ctrl + K | Clear the line after the cursor |
Ctrl + W | Delete the word before the cursor |
Ctrl + T | Swap the last two characters before the cursor |
Esc + T | Swap the last two words before the cursor |
Ctrl + R | Lets you search through previously used commands |
Ctrl + L or Command + K | Clears the Screen |
Ctrl + C | Kill whatever you are running |
Ctrl + D | Exit the current shell |
cd | Home directory |
cd [folder] | Change directory |
cd ~ | Home directory, e.g. ‘cd ~/folder/’ |
cd / | Root of drive |
ls | Short listing |
ls -l | Long listing |
ls -a | Listing incl. hidden files |
ls -lh | Long listing with Human readable file sizes |
ls -R | Entire content of folder recursively |
sudo [command] | Run command with the security privileges of the superuser (Super User DO) |
open [file] | Opens a file |
open . | Opens the directory |
top | Displays active processes. Press q to quit |
nano [file] | Opens the Terminal it’s editor |
pico [file] | Opens the Terminal it’s editor |
q | Exit |
clear | Clear screen |
history n | Shows the stuff typed – add a number to limit the last n items |
ctrl-r | Interactively search through previously typed commands |
![value] | Execute the last command typed that starts with ‘value’ |
!! | Execute the last command typed |
touch [file] | Create new file |
pwd | Full path to working directory |
.. | Parent/enclosing directory, e.g. |
ls -l .. | Long listing of parent directory |
cd ../../ | Move 2 levels up |
. | Current folder |
cat | Concatenate to screen |
rm [file] | Remove a file, e.g. rm [file] [file] |
rm -i [file] | Remove with confirmation |
rm -r [dir] | Remove a directory and contents |
rm -f [file] | Force removal without confirmation |
rm -i [file] | Will display prompt before |
cp [file] [newfile] | Copy file to file |
cp [file] [dir] | Copy file to directory |
mv [file] [new filename] | Move/Rename, e.g. mv -v [file] [dir] |
mkdir [dir] | Create new directory |
mkdir -p [dir]/[dir] | Create nested directories |
rmdir [dir] | Remove directory ( only operates on empty directories ) |
rm -R [dir] | Remove directory and contents |
more | Output content delivered in screensize chunks |
> [file] | Push output to file, keep in mind it will get overwritten |
>> [file] | Append output to existing file |
< | Tell command to read content from a fi |
[command] -h | Offers help |
[command] —help | Offers help |
[command] help | Offers help |
reset | Resets the terminal display |
man [command] | Show the help for ‘command’ |
whatis [command] | Gives a one-line description of ‘command’ |
I am getting this update message, only to be told file is corrupted when trying to update, then it reminds me the next day. I searched online and found a --ignore command for Terminal, but that doesn't seem to work in Big Sur? So I'm not sure how to remove this update as the application is nowhere to be found on my laptop.