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Take Control of the Mac Command Line with Terminal, 2nd Edition
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Take Control of the Mac Command Line with Terminal, 2nd Edition

by Joe Kissell
February 2016
Beginner content levelBeginner
167 pages
3h 29m
English
Take Control Books
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Look Around

In this chapter, I help you find your way around your Mac from the command line and, at the same time, teach you some of the most common navigational commands and conventions.

For right now, you’re going to look, but not touch—that is, nothing you do here can change any files or cause any damage, as long as you follow my instructions.

Discover Where You Are

Ready to start learning some commands? Here we go. Open a Terminal window and enter this:

pwd

The pwd command stands for “print working directory,” and it gives you the complete path to the directory you’re currently using. If you haven’t done anything else since opening ...

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ISBN: 9781457191107