Common Linux Commands for front-end Developers

Linux commands for front-end developers

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Last year I decided to do all my personal software development on GNU Linux. I still use windows at work and I have no problems with it, but I just fancied the challenge of developing software on another platform.

Here is a list of some commands I often use, and which you will most likely encounter as a front-end developer.

mkdir (make directory)

We create directories or folders all the time. Be it for our projects or simply to organize documents. To create a directory, use the mkdir command followed by the name of the directory. For example to create a directory named my-app. Run the following command.

$ mkdir my-app

cd (change directory)

Now that we know how to create a directory, it is important to be able to navigate the different directories available. Let’s say you are in a projects directory which contains the my-app directory. To go to into the my-app directory, run the command:

$ cd ./my-app

To move from your current directory to a directory one level up, run the following command.

$ cd ..