#linux terminal

terminal

# useful linux terminal commands
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# shows current location
pwd

# change directory
cd / # root dir
cd ~ # home dir
cd # home dir
cd .. # one folder above
cd . # one folder below

# lists files and folders in current dir
ls

la -a # all files and folder including hidden

# create dir
mkdir foldername

# remove dir
rmdir foldername

rm -rf foldername # removes all files and subdirectories in folder

# remove file
rm file.txt

# install programs
sudo apt-get install programname


# make downloadable installer executable
chmod +x programname

# opens up folder for read/write access
sudo chmod -R ugo+rw foldername

# start xampp server
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

# stop xampp server
sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

# rename folders and files
mv oldname newnaeme

# download and uncompress wp, then remove archive
sudo wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz && tar xzvf latest.tar.gz && rm latest.tar.gz && mv wordpress newProjectname

# download with wget
wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz  --no-check-certificate && tar xfz latest.tar.gz && rm latest.tar.gz && mv wordpress newProjectname


# open file with sublime text 
subl filename

# get gem environment info
gem environment

# creating shortcut commands
alias shortcut-command="regular-command"

# clear screen
clear

# shows terminal history
history

# login as root
sudo -s

# add repository
add-apt-repository 'deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ julia main' 

# can add aliases
sudo gedit ~/.bashrc

# alias
alias name="command"

# symlink for node
ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

# fix xampp apache missing mimetype
cd /opt/lampp/etc && sudo gedit mime.types
# then add: 
# image/svg+xml svg
# image/svg+xml svgz

# boost volume
pactl -- set-sink-volume 0 250%
pactl -- set-sink-volume 0 100%

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# invert mouse axis
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# first: get the id of the mouse with
xinput list
# then set the prop: xinput --set-prop <device id> <prop id> <values>
# first 0 is x, second is for y axis, default is 0 for both
xinput --set-prop 11 264 0 0
# to get available props for config:
xinput --list-props <device id>