A wobbly guide to the command line
Boss your computer around with tiny words.
These words were invented in 1971. They still work today on Macs, Linux, Raspberry Pis and most of the computers that run the internet. Learn them once, use them for life.
Grab a letter. Squish it. Fling it.
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Overview
Follow one command, ls, from your fingers down to the disk and back. Press Next. Drag to turn the house, scroll to zoom, double-click to straighten up.
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Backstage
The same house, up close. Pick a command and follow it: Shelly snips it into words, the program comes out of the /bin cupboard, asks King Kernel, and carries the answer back up. Drag to turn the house, scroll to zoom.
Ready? Press Enter, or pick a command, and follow it through the house.
Burn this into your brain
kid@jelly: ~
The file tree Tap a folder to type its
cd- The story
- Remember it
- Mission
Wrap up