Terminal command cheatsheet

Here is a list of terminal commands you will find very useful throughout the course.

Command	What it does	Usage
pwd	Displays current directory	`pwd`
dir or ls	Displays a list of public files & folders in the current directory	`dir <directory>`
ls -a	Displays a list of all files in the current directory	`ls -a`
cd	Moves into the specified directory	`cd <directory>`
cd ..	Moves one directory "up" in the file structure	`cd ..`
mkdir	Create a directory	`mkdir <directory>`
mkdir -p	Create nested directory	`mkdir -p <directory>`
touch	Create a file	`touch <file to create>`
curl -O	Transfer data from URL	`curl -O <url here>`
zip	Zips a file	`zip <new file name> <old file name>`
zip -r	Zips a directory and all folders/files in it	`zip <new file name> <old file name>`
unzip	Unzip a compressed .zip file	`unzip <filename>`
cp	Copies a specified file into a specified location	`cp <file name> <desired copy destination>`
mv	Moves a specified file into a specified location	`mv <file name> <desired move destination>`
explorer.exe / open	Opens the file explorer GUI in the specified directory	Windows: `explorer.exe <directory to open>` - Mac: `open <directory to open>`
code	Opens VS code in the specified directory	`code <directory or file to open>`
npm install	Install the required packages and libraries for the project	`npm install`

Here is a small list VS Code commands you will find very useful throughout the course.

Command	What it does	Usage
ctrl+s	Save file	Saves the current file
ctrl+z	Undo	Reverts the most recent change to the file
ctrl+y	Redo	Readds a reverted change to the file
ctrl + `	Open terminal	Open the terminal in VS Code
ctrl+shift+`	Open new terminal	Opens a VS Code terminal in the current directory
ctrl+shift+p	Command palette	Opens VS Code command palette for quick settings adjustments
alt+↑	Move line	Move the current line up
alt+↓	Move line	Move the current line down
alt+shift+↑	Copy down	Creates a copy of the line, or selected lines, directly above
alt+shift+↓	Copy down	Creates a copy of the line, or selected lines, directly below
alt+click	Create cursor	Drops an additional curser where you click.
drag mouse3	Create cursors	Drops an additional cursor on each line dragged through
ctrl + p	File selector	Select files from a dropdown menu
ctrl + /	Comment	Comment current line or selected area

Here is a small list of Mocha commands you will find very useful throughout the course.

Command	What it does	Usage
mocha	run all mocha test files	`mocha`
mocha < path >	run specific mocha test file	`mocha <path-to-file>`
mocha -b	run until fail	`mocha -b`
mocha -g	Run tests and output specified test's results	`mocha -g <filename>`
mocha -h	Display help menu	`mocha -h`

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