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Become A Command Line Pro

Feel Like a Hacker on Terminal

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Back when I used my laptop as a netbook/word processor, using the Terminal or Command Prompt was always to be avoided.

Slowly but surely, I worked on it until I was climbing through my files like a pro. Then came the git commands, but that is a tale for another article. Using the command line is an integral and honestly, cool method of using your computer’s power. It can be used for anything from saving and deleting files, to opening programs, to interacting with online repositories of data.

I am going to show you how to change the look of the Terminal and how to navigate the tree-like structure of your computer. This article is going to walk you through the steps to get started.

This article is going to include:

1. Changing the appearance of the Terminal
2. Checking location and contents of a directory
3. Creating a new text doc
4. Making a new directory
5. Navigating to a directory
6. Manipulating file location

1. Changing the appearance of the Terminal