How to use Terminal in macOS

1. Open Terminal.

• Go to Applications > Utilities and open Terminal.
• Or use Spotlight by pressing Cmd + Space, typing Terminal, and pressing Enter.

2. Basic Commands

• To list the directory contents, you can simply type the command below.

 

• Or if you want to see what your current folder is, you can use the command.

 

• Changes the current directory.

 

• cd ~          # Go to the home folder.
• cd ..          # Go to the parent folder.
• cd ../..       # Go up two levels to the grandparent folder.
• cd /           # Go to the root system folder.

• Create new files using the touch command.

 

• Create a new folder using the mkdir command.

 

• To copy a file or folder, use the cp command by specifying the source file and the destination file.

 

• To move a file, use the mv command by specifying the file to move and the destination, like cp

• Display the content of the file using the cat command

 

Credit:  https://medium.devahoy.com/getting-started-with-command-line-for-mac-user-120063dfb655