A Gentle Introduction to the Terminal
The command line is one of the most powerful tools you'll use as a developer, system administrator, or power user.
Many developer and system administration commands and tools require the terminal interface, such as Git, package managers, and build systems.
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0:00 Intro
1:15 pwd command
2:03 tilde ~ character meaning
2:15 ls command
2:51 command arguments
3:15 showing hidden files and directories
4:01 clearing the terminal
4:41 creating a directory
5:25 changing working directory
6:15 macOS root directory
7:25 tab completions
8:13 making nested directories
9:00 using ls with a path
10:15 touch command
10:44 cat command
11:09 nano editor
12:46 multiple arguments
13:47 using ../
14:58 relative vs absolute paths
15:32 echo command
17:57 redirecting output
20:17 mv and cp commands
22:27 wildcards
23:07 removing files and directories
26:45 getting help with man
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