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===Practice using <code>ls</code>, <code>pwd</code>, and <code>cd</code>===
===Practice using <code>ls</code>, <code>pwd</code>, and <code>cd</code>===
(that's an l the letter, not the number 1)
(that's an l the letter, not the number 1)

Before you practice these commands, let's make sure you are really at a terminal prompt. Recall that a terminal prompt will look like <code>jesstess$</code> and a Python prompt will look like <code>>>></code>. Make sure you are at a terminal prompt and not a Python prompt; if you are at a Python prompt, you can type <code>exit()</code> on a line by itself and then hit enter to exit Python and return to a terminal prompt. Great!


Type each of these commands and hit enter:
Type each of these commands and hit enter: