Speaking the terminal’s language
The terminal might look like a dark and scary place, but it’s really just a simple conversation with your computer. You type a command, press Enter, and your computer responds. Each command is like a magic word that makes something happen. The terminal is in a certain folder on your computer. This is like when you have File Explorer or the Finder application open; you are in the folder that you see.
On mine, in the image with the command line, we are at the location ~. Which means that I’m currently in my home directory. The home directory is known as the default user folder. If you’re not sure where you are, you can ask the terminal where you are. Here’s how it’s done on macOS/Linux. In the terminal, type the following:
pwd
Then press Enter. This pwd stands for “print working directory.” In my case, you can see I’m in the user’s home directory, the user folder...
