command prompt notes

cls = clear

dir is ls for windows. It means directory.

If you write dir then itll show you all the things in that directory.

-a is to find hidden files.

cd ~/desktop thats how you go into a folder

mkdir is make a new folder

cd means change directory

c:/ means root. so if you did cd c:/ itll take you back to the root of your computer

Code is to make a new file.

cd.. is to go back a directory.

ren means rename

del means delete

rm -rf * is to delete your whole computer permanently. Or and del -rf *.

-rf basically means force

code is to open visual studio code

code . opens visual studio code in the same directory you'r in

more then a file name will show you what is written in that file.

echo is to add or replace something in a file. To do it write, echo "the content you are replacing or adding to it" > your_file.rb. that will replace your files content with the new content. but if you give it two > instead of one itll just add to what is already there. echo "content" >> my_file.rb

copy means copy. To do this write copy the_file_your_coping.rb then write the new name of the new file you copied. 

git init allows you to use git.

git status gits the status of the folder your in.

git push pushis my file onto git hub.

git add . makes your files ready to be commited.

git commit -m "Whatever you want to say for this commit"  commits your uncommited files.

When in dout use git status.