Unix Command Line

Being comfortable on the command line is an incredibly important skill to have for any data scientist or software engineer.

For the purpose of clinic there are a few very important concepts to know. Below you will find resources for each:

• How to navigate a file system: How to move around a file system.
• Moving, Deleting, Copying files and directories: How to manipulate the file system.
• File permissions: How do I know what files and directories I can access?

There are also an incredible array of videos and tools discussing these topics. In general you will want to be familiar with the following commands:

command	name
ls	list files
pwd	get current directory
cd	change directory
mv	move file or directory
cp	copy file or directory
rm	remove file
rmdir	remove directory
cat	list contents of a file
more / less	list contents of a file in a page-able manner
touch	change date (or create) a file