Essential Commands & CLI Reference

Terminal: pwd, ls, cd, mkdir, touch, cp, mv, rm, cat, less, head, tail, echo, grep, find

Git: git init, git add, git commit, git push, git pull, git branch, git checkout, git merge, git log, git diff, git status, git stash

Claude Code Slash Commands: /help, /compact, /clear, /model, /context, /init, /code-review, /cost, /permissions, /hooks, /agents, /add-dir, /statusline, /fast

npm: npm install, npm run dev, npm run build, npx

CLI Flags Reference (Key Flags)

Flag	Description
`-p "query"`	Print mode — non-interactive, for scripts/CI
`-c`	Continue most recent conversation
`-r <session>`	Resume a specific session by ID or name
`--model <name>`	Set model (alias: `sonnet`, `opus`, `haiku`, or full model ID)
`--permission-mode <mode>`	Start in a permission mode: `plan`, `acceptEdits`, `dontAsk`, `bypassPermissions`, `delegate`
`--agents '<json>'`	Define session-level subagents via JSON
`--agent <name>`	Run a named agent as the main thread
`--add-dir <path>`	Add additional working directories
`--mcp-config <file>`	Load MCP servers from JSON file
`--strict-mcp-config`	Only use MCP servers from `--mcp-config`
`--tools "Bash,Edit,Read"`	Restrict which built-in tools Claude can use
`--disallowedTools "Task(Explore)"`	Deny specific tools
`--allowedTools "Bash(npm run *)"`	Pre-approve specific tools without prompting
`--system-prompt "..."`	Replace the entire system prompt
`--append-system-prompt "..."`	Append to the default system prompt
`--output-format json`	Output format for `-p` mode: `text`, `json`, `stream-json`
`--json-schema '<schema>'`	Get validated JSON output matching a schema (`-p` only)
`--max-turns <n>`	Limit agentic turns (`-p` only)
`--max-budget-usd <n>`	Maximum dollar spend before stopping (`-p` only)
`--fallback-model <name>`	Auto-fallback when default model is overloaded (`-p` only)
`--from-pr <number>`	Resume sessions linked to a GitHub PR
`--fork-session`	Create new session ID when resuming
`--chrome`	Enable Chrome browser integration
`--remote "task"`	Create a web session on claude.ai
`--teleport`	Resume a web session in local terminal
`--teammate-mode <mode>`	Agent team display: `auto`, `in-process`, `tmux`
`--plugin-dir <path>`	Load plugins from a directory
`--verbose`	Enable verbose logging
`--debug`	Debug mode with optional category filter
`--dangerously-skip-permissions`	Skip all permission prompts (use with extreme caution)

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+C`	Cancel current generation
`Ctrl+B`	Background a running task
`Ctrl+O`	Toggle verbose mode (see hook output)
`Ctrl+G`	Open external editor
`Shift+Up/Down`	Switch between agent team teammates
`Escape`	Clear current input / exit mode