Every terminal command you actually need, in plain English — moving around, making files, git, and deploying. Bookmark it: this is 90% of what anyone types all day.
pwdWhere am I? (prints the current folder)lsWhat's in this folder?cd foldernameStep into a foldercd ..Go up one levelcd ~Teleport home (the panic button)clearWipe the screen (deletes nothing)mkdir nameNew foldertouch name.txtNew empty fileecho "text" > file.txtWrite text into a filecat file.txtShow what's inside a filerm file.txtDelete a file — ⚠️ permanent, no Trash!open .Open the current folder in FinderclaudeStart Claude in the current project(plain English)Just describe the outcome you want/exitLeave Claude, back to the terminal"commit and push my changes"Claude runs the whole git dance for yougit statusWhat changed? (always safe to run)git add .Gather all changesgit commit -m "message"Snapshot them with a labelgit pushUpload to GitHub for the teamgit logSee the history of save pointsvercel loginOne-time sign invercelDeploy a private preview linkvercel --prodDeploy to the real, live URL(connect GitHub once)Then every git push deploys automaticallyTabAuto-completes file & folder names — use constantly↑ arrowReplays your previous commandsCtrl + CCancel whatever's running (the escape hatch)helpIn our sandbox: list what you can tryno spaces in namesUse dashes: client-website, not Client Website