The following commands will work in Mac and Linux terminals as well as Windows PowerShell.
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Display current directory | pwd |
| Show directory contents | ls |
| Change directory | cd <directory_name> |
| Go up a directory | cd .. |
| Create a directory | mkdir <directory_name> |
| Delete a directory | rm -r <directory_name> |
| Move a file or folder | mv <filename> <destination> |
| Cancel current operation | ctrl + C / Command + C |
Each operating system has a different shortcut for running Python's .py files in the terminal.
| Command | Mac | Linux | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|
py <filename>.py |
✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
python3 <filename>.py |
✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
python <filename>.py |
✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
When these commands are run without a filename, the Python interpreter will run in the terminal.