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===Open a terminal===
You can find the Terminal application
===Practice using <code>ls</code>, <code>pwd</code>, and <code>cd</code>===
(that's an l the letter, not the number 1)
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<pre>cd
This will change you into the <code>
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<pre>ls</pre>
You should see a list of all the files in <code>/
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<pre>pwd</pre>
This displays the full directory path to your current directory, <code>/
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<pre>cd ..</pre>
<code>..</code> means "parent directory", so this command moved you up to the parent directory. You were in <code>/
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===Tips===
* You can use Tab to auto-complete directory and file names. So from inside the root directory <tt>/</tt>, if you type <code>cd
* The terminal maintains a command history. You can use the up arrow to cycle through old commands.
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# After starting a new terminal prompt, how would you get to the root directory?
# How do you check what files and directories are in your current working directory?
# If you are in directory <tt>/
# What are 2 ways to avoid typing out a full navigation command? (hint: one requires that you've run the command before)
# What is the difference between a terminal prompt and a Python prompt?
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