G. Franzini, UniVerona Workshop 24-26 October 2017
Windows Command Line (CMD) vs. Mac OS Terminal
Common navigation commands
This is a comparison list of common commands to navigate file-systems using the command line or the terminal.
More comprehensive lists can be found on the web.
Full path of current folder/directory
One directory up in directory tree
Create new directory in current directory
echo some-text!> fileName(.txt)
ren oldFolderName newFolderName
mv oldFolderName newFolderName
robocopy myFolder <path to destination directory>
cp -r myFolder <path to destination directory>
move myFolder <path to destination directory>
mv myFolder <path to destination directory>
ren oldFileName newFileName
mv oldFileName newFileName
copy myFile <path to destination directory>
cp myFile <path to destination directory>
move myFile <path to destination directory>
mv myFile <path to destination directory>
Clear the terminal screen
*IMPORTANT: Remove/Delete command DOES NOT ask for confirmation.