Some Basic Shell commands

Before we dive into Git commands, it would be better for us to become familiar with some of the basic shell commands. Here, I will be presenting some of the basic shell commands using Git Bash.

If you have not installed Git in your PC yet, you can visit the link provided below for complete guidance about the installation of Git.

How to Download & Install Git for Windows?

Basic Shell commands for directory management

ls

‘ls’ command is used to list files and directories.

‘ls’ command displays all the files present in the current directory

‘ls -l’ command is used to show folders in table format

‘ls -la’ command is used to show all the files and folders, including hidden files of the directory

cd

‘cd’ command is used to change directory.