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Review of the Command Line

In this session, we'll be using the command line (terminal, bash) from the Command Line workshop. We'll also use your text editor and your browser. We'll be moving between these three spaces throughout the workshop. You may want to use (command + tab) or (ctrl + tab) to move quickly between the three windows on your desktop.

To begin with, we'll review some command line basics, including navigation. For more on the command line, review the materials for the command line session.

Accessing the Terminal

Mac OS

Press the space bar and the command key at the same time and type terminal. Press Enter.

Windows

Press the Windows button on your keyboard. When the search menu pops up, type git bash and press Enter.

Practice Navigating the Command Line

In this session, we will be making a syllabus and using Git to keep track of our revisions. Let's create a Git project folder

cd <directory-name> 

will let you navigate inside a directory of your choosing.

Type

cd Desktop

and hit Enter. This will change your current working directory from /Users/<your-name> to /Users/<your-name>/Desktop.

To check your current directory, type

pwd

Try this now to make sure you're in your Desktop directory.

Now, use

cd ..

to go up one directory. In this case, this will take you back to your home directory.

Practice going back and forth between your Desktop and your home directory.

When finished, go to your Desktop folder and check that you're there with pwd.

Making a Git Project Folder

If you've worked through the command line session, you should see a projects folder on your desktop. Navigate into it with

cd projects

If you don't have a projects folder on your desktop, create one with

mkdir projects

From Desktop, navigate into your projects folder. Then create a git-practice folder with the below command:

mkdir git-practice

Enter the new git folder with

cd git-practice

At this point, when you type pwd, your folder structure should look like this:

/home/<username>/Desktop/projects/git-practice

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