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Class 2 Reading Assignment

Choosing a Text Editor

Text Editors are used to edit and manage files and folders. Itegrated Develepment Environment (IDE) combines text editor, file manager, compiler and debugger. The best text editor is the one that offers services you use and prefer to code with.

Terminal Cheat Sheet

• pwd print working directory
• ls list
  • ls[options][location]
  • -l is for long list
  • ls -a reveals hidden files
  • /etc lists the contents of the directory
• ~ shortcut for home directory
• . reference to current directory
• .. reference to parent directory
• cd [location] change directory
• cd home directory
• file [path] Identifies file type