reading-notes

The Coders Computer

Important features to look for in a text editor

1. Code completion
   • Auto completion, suggestions, open/closing tags.
2. Syntax highlighting
   • Attributes, elements, copy, different colors for ease of use.
3. Variety of themes
   • Option for dark mode, other themes, something to reduce eye strain.
4. Variety of extensions
   • Emmet, speeds up code writing.
   • Aids in functionality.

The command line/terminal and some commonly used commands

1. pwd
   • Print Working Directory. Displays the current working directory.
2. ls
   • List. Displays what files are available in the directory.
3. cd
   • Change Directories. It allows you to move to a different directory.
4. mkdir
   • Make Directory. It allows you to create a directory, which can then have subdirectories or files within it.
5. touch
   • Updates the timestamp of a file without modifying the contents of the file. This can also be done to an empty file.

Commonly used commands and their outputs

1. cd projects
   • This command is telling the computer to change the directory from wherever you currently are, to the directory labeled projects. This should return ~projects if it has been created, otherwise it will display no such file or directory.
2. mdir new-project
   • This command is telling the computer to create a directory with the file name new-project.
3. touch new-project/newfile.md
   • This command is creating a new Markdown file in the new-project directory within the system.
4. cd ..
   • This command is allowing you to move up one level in the directory hierarchy. It can be used repeatedly to work your way back to the root directory.
5. ls projects/new-project
   • This command tells the system to list all files within the new-project directory. projects is a directory and new-project is a subdirectory.