Bash Commands

In the table below command arguments are described as <arg-info>, key presses are described by [key] and key combinations are described by [key-1]+[key-2]

Command	Name	Description
`man`	Manual	show the manual entry for the specified command - once the manual entry opens, press `q` to quit - to navigate use `up-arrow`/`down-arrow` and `page-up`/`page-down`
`ls`	List	lists directory contents - use `ls -l` for a list with file properties - use `ls -a` to show hidden files - use `ls -orth` for a time-sorted list with the most recent files at the bottom of the list and clear file sizes (good for listing downloads)
`pwd`	Print Working Directory	prints the full file path of your current directory location
`mkdir <name>`	Make Directory	creates a directory with the specified name
`cd <directory>`	Change Directory	move into the target directory - use `cd ..` to move up one directory - all files and directories are case sensitive - for names with spaces in them, use double quotes: `cd "My Folder"`
`rm <target-file>`	Remove	delete the target file - use `rm -r` to remove a directory and all of its contents
`gcc -o <program-name> <source-file>.c`	GNU C Compiler	Attempt to compile target <source-file>.c and create an executable binary with <program-name> Source files names must end in '.c' . The program name should have no file name extension in Linux or '.exe' in Windows. Do not name the output <program-name> the same as the source file or it will overwrite (delete) your source code! If the command executes with no output, compiling is typically successful. If errors are output, no program will be created.