reading-notes

An Introduction to Text Editors

What are four important features to look for in a text editor?

1. Code completion
2. Syntax highlighting
3. Multiple theme options
4. Availability of extensions

What do the following commands do?

• pwd

displays current directory

• ls

displays directories and files within current directory

• cd

changes the current directory

• mkdir

creates a new directory inside the current directory

• touch

creates a new file inside the current directory

Can you explain what is happening in the following scenario if these commands and arguments are entered into the command line?

• cd projects

designates “projects” as the directory to move to

• mkdir new-project

names a new directory “new-project”

• touch new-project/newfile.md

names a new file “newfile.md”

• cd ..

designates the directory one level above the current directory as the location to move to

• ls projects/new-project

displays directories and files inside the sub-directory “new-project”