To get started with Drupal, you should familiarize yourself with some command line functions.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| cd | Change Directory |
| cd .. | Change Directory Up One Level |
| cp | copy |
| li | List directory contents |
| li -1 | List directory contents in a column |
| cp | copy |
| cp * /path/ -rfv | Recursively copy all files and subdirectories to the target path and show me what you are doing |
| tar -xvf filename.gz | Extracts contents of file to the current directory |
| vi name of file |
A common editor in linux distrutions. :q! = Exit without Saving :x = Save and Exit Switch between insert and Replace mode withe the insert key on the keyboard Get out of edit mode so that you can enter the ":" commands with ESC. |
| wget | Web get...allows you to get files from the net from the command line. I use this a lot with Drupal |
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