Terminal commands

Notes/terminal-commands.md

@@ -7,10 +7,37 @@ $> # <- Look, it's just like your prompt!
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 ```shell
+$> cd
+$> cd ..
+$> pwd
+$> man
 $> ls
 $> ls -A
 $> ls -Al
 $> ls -Alh
+$> git init
+$> git add
+$> git commit -m
+$> git push
+$> git status
+$> git checkout <<branch name>>
+$> git push origin <<branch name>>
 ```
 
-* The `ls` command... (fill in the blanks)
+* The `cd` changes the directory
+* The `cd ..` changes the directory up by one level
+* The `pwd` command shows you what your directory you're currently in
+* The `man` opens up any available help manuals
+* The `ls` command shows all of the files in the current directory
+* The `-A` flag will show all files as a list
+* The `-Al` flag will show all files as a list with more details
+* The `-Alh` flag will show all files as a list with better details about file size
+* The `-Alh` flag will show all files as a list with better details about file size
+* The `git init` command will create a local .git repository
+* The `git add` adds the files to the staging area
+* The `git commit -m` saving your checkpoint and adding a message to describe the save
+* The `git push` pushes the local repository to git
+* The `git status` shows what files have been altered since the last commit
+* The `git checkout` change to another branch
+* The `git push origin <<branch name>>` pushes the new branch to git
+