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Learn the Terminal with GitHub Codespaces

This Codespace template is designed to help you learn terminal basics. Once the Codespace starts, you can begin exploring commands like ls, cd, touch, mkdir, and more!

A basic guide for students with common commands and exercises.

# Terminal Guide

Welcome to the terminal learning guide! Here are some commands to get you started:

### Basic Commands
1. **List files**: `ls`
2. **Print working directory**: `pwd`
3. **Create a new folder**: `mkdir new_folder`
4. **Navigate into a folder**: `cd new_folder`
5. **Create a file**: `touch file.txt`
6. **Edit a file**: `nano file.txt`
7. **Move up a directory**: `cd ..`
8. **Remove a file**: `rm file.txt`
9. **Check the manual**: `man ls` (or any other command)

### Exercises
1. Use `mkdir` to create a folder named `test-folder`.
2. Navigate into `test-folder` using `cd`.
3. Create a file inside `test-folder` called `hello.txt` and open it with `nano`.
4. Write "Hello, World!" inside `hello.txt`, save it, and exit.
5. Use `cat` to display the contents of `hello.txt` in the terminal.

Good luck, and enjoy exploring the terminal below!

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