Command Line Goodness

Some quick command line tips for beginners. Presented at the 2014 DC RailsGirls workshop

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1. Command Line goodness Jessie Link RailsGirlsDC June 2014
2. Welcome! • Command line intro • Key commands you can use to be more productive • Difference between Windows and *nix/OSX commands
3. About Me • Jessie Link • Director of Engineering – Living Social • Former US Air Force officer, Wellesley grad • I <3 RailsGirls • I am lazy!
4. Why Use the Command Line • Makes you faster • Powerful • Concise • Sometimes it’s the only way to run certain programs
5. Common commands for getting around in your directories • cd <directoryname> – Change directory – .. lets you go up one level • ls <directoryname> – List contents of directory – Command for windows is dir • pwd – Shows directory you are currently in
6. Moving around on the command line • Ctrl + Left/Right arrow – Jumps between arguments in your – Option instead of Ctrl on Mac • Ctrl + U clears the line • Ctrl + A or the Home key takes you to the front of the line • Ctrl + E or the End key takes you to the end of the line
7. Helpful tips • Tab – Autocompletes directory and/or file name • Up/down arrow – Cycles through commands you’ve previously inputted • clear • Make your terminal beautiful by customizing your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile
8. If you are on Windows… • Consider using Cygwin • /? after any command will show help and optional flags • To switch between different drives simply type <driveletter>: (e.g - e: will switch to the E drive)
9. Cheatsheets • http://pragtob.github.io/rails- beginner-cheatsheet/ index.html#console • Lifehacker tips - http:// bit.ly/OYOGDt
10. Thank you! • @mad_typist on twitter • Come hang out with me at the various DC Tech meetups • Get the slides here: https:// speakerdeck.com/madtypist/ command-line-goodness 10