A quick-reference guide for the essential commands used throughout this 200-day journey.

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These are the daily bread-and-butter commands to keep your GitHub contribution graph green.

Command	Description
git status	Check which files have been modified or are untracked.
git add <filename>	Stage a specific file to be committed.
git add .	Stage all modified and new files in the current folder.
git commit -m "Your Message"	Record your staged changes with a descriptive progress message.
git push origin main	Send your local commits to your remote GitHub repository.
git pull	Fetch and merge changes from GitHub to your local machine.
git log --oneline	View a clean, simplified history of your previous commits.

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Use these to navigate your computer's folders and files without using a mouse.

• pwd (Print Working Directory) – Shows exactly where you are on your computer.
• ls (List) – Lists all files and folders in your current directory.
• cd <folder_name> – Move inside a specific folder.
• cd .. – Move up one folder level.
• mkdir <new_folder> – Create a brand new folder.

• touch <file_name> – Create an empty file (e.g., touch script.py).
• cat <file_name> – Read and display the entire contents of a file in the terminal.
• rm <file_name> – Delete a file permanently. Warning: There is no recycle bin here!
• mv <old_name> <new_name> – Rename or move a file.

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Commands to run, test, and manage your Python environment.

💡 Note: Depending on your operating system, you might need to use python3 instead of python.

• Run a script:

  python script.py