Post #1583758
2022-11-10 08:05 UTC
@HelloAndrew Command Prompt
A command prompt is a way of interacting with a computer by typing (and opposed to pointing and clicking).
(More specifically it is the bit where you type commands in a Shell which is displayed by a Terminal).
There are different shells which have various differences but the basics of them are mostly the same. Bash and Zsh are common shells.
How you open one depends on your operating system.
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@dorward@mastodon.social 2022-11-10 08:05
@HelloAndrew On a Mac I use Spotlight and type Terminal. On Linux flavours there will usually by some Terminal app in menu although it might be a little deep by default). On Windows you can use the search feature of the Start menu and look for PowerShell (which has its own flavour of shell). In That Directory At the command prompt type “cd” (change directory) followed by a directory name to go down into that directory. Use “..” as the directory name to go up a level.