| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Jump to beginning of line |
| Ctrl + E | Jump to end of line |
| Ctrl + U | Delete text before cursor |
| Ctrl + K | Delete text after cursor |
| Ctrl + W | Delete word before cursor |
| Ctrl + T | Swap last two characters before cursor |
| Esc + T | Swap last two words before cursor |
| Ctrl + R | Search through previous commands |
| Ctrl + L | Clear screen (or Cmd + K) |
| Ctrl + C | Kill current process |
| Ctrl + D | Exit shell |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| cd | Move into home directory |
| cd dir | Move into directory |
| ls | List files |
| ls -l | List files with details |
| ls -a | List hidden files |
| ls -lh | List files with human-readable file size |
| ls -R | List files recursively |
| sudo command | Run command as admin |
| open file | Open file |
| open . | Open current directory |
| top | Display active processes |
| clear | Clear screen |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| history n | Display last n commands |
| Ctrl + R | Search through previous commands |
| !* | Use arguments from previous command |
| !$ | Use last argument from previous command |
| Esc + . | Print arguments from previous command |
| !value | Run previous command starting with value |
| !! | Run previous command |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| touch file | Create empty file |
| pwd | Print full path of current directory |
| cat file | Print file to screen |
| rm file | Remove file |
| rm -i file | Remove file with confirmation |
| rm -f file | Remove file without confirmation |
| cp file file | Copy file (original → copy) |
| cp file dir | Copy file into directory |
| mv file file | Rename file (old → new) |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| mkdir dir | Create directory |
| mkdir -p dir/dir | Create subdirectory |
| rmdir dir | Remove empty directory |
| rm -R dir | Remove directory with contents |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| more | Print to screen in chunks |
| > file | Write to file |
| >> file | Append to file |
| < file | Read from file |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| [command] -h | Print help |
| [command] --help | Print help |
| [command] help | Print help |
| man [command] | View manual |
| whatis [command] | Print description |
Adapted from: https://github.com/0nn0/terminal-mac-cheatsheet