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.
Press the space bar and the command key at the same time and type terminal. Press Enter.
Press the Windows button on your keyboard. When the search menu pops up, type git bash and press Enter.
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.
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