macOS Terminal (zsh) - The Beginners' Guide

How does the macOS terminal work, why should I use it and what’s the difference between a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and a Command Line Interface (CLI)?
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:32 The Shell
1:31 GUI vs CLI
3:39 Mac Terminal & zsh
5:01 Finder & Terminal
5:54 Root, Users & Home Directory
7:20 Print Working Directory & List Items (pwd & ls)
8:55 Change Directory (cd, cd .., cd / and cd ~)
12:30 Absolute vs Relative Paths
16:08 Creating Files & Folders (touch & mkdir)
20:27 Removing Files & Folders (r & rmdir)
23:05 Understanding Flags and the "man" Command
23:53 Removing Folders Containing Data (rm -r)
25:44 Copying Files & Folders (cp)
28:19 Moving Files & Folders (mv)
29:45 Renaming Files
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[thevoid]

Wow. You didn't waste a single minute. Guide is well made and answered all in questions in 30 mins! Comparing GUI and terminal side by side made it much easier to understand. Thank you!

[marilia]

Thank you so much for this video! I am currently in a coding bootcamp, and they go over how to use terminal, but it's all written instructions and this video really really helped me see what it is i am doing, and actually understand! Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

[rebeccacosta]

you are seriously the best instructor. Ive watched so many videos about terminal and this is by far the best and most detailed. Well done. I'm starting this journey and will for sure be looking for more of your videos.

[Coccoutube]

Excellent! This was exactly what I was looking for. Start from the basics (with theory) and building up step by step

[justinwest]

👏👏👏 absolute gold! I'm an absolute beginner and this just made so much sense! I'm shocked at how well you delivered this information and made it understandable. Thank you for taking your time to make this video!

[Illack]

I've tried to start learning SQL and Python, but couldn't figure out how to change directory and that's all I needed to find out but this video taught me a whole lot more! very good video thank you :)

[oanacristea]

This was exactly what I was looking for, a comprehensive explanation of a terminal. Thank you!

[Parshuram_]

I had almost entirely forgotten how to use the terminal window. Your tutorial helped me remember everything once again. Thank you v much !!

[grafxdesigner]

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[aestheetdesign]

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[AceWhitelite]

Clean, concise, informative, and well thought out. Thank you, this was immensely informative and helpful.

[mikeyrue]

I'm just starting and I found this video very helpful. Thanks. I'm going through a course, but it is all text based, and I needed a "show and tell" type of instruction. I will probably look for other videos you have as I continue on my journey.

[tsesangdolkar]

Thank you ! You are a great tutorial and cured my headache 🙏

[bvophfc]

I was struggling in debugging the problem of zsh: command not found, until this educative video was found.
It was helpful.

[mok]

Thanks for the video! It was very helpful and informative!

[rolim]

Very good tutorial! Thank you for sharing!

[RianYK]

thank you for tutorial.
this tutorial can be practiced in linux too :)

and dont forget to customize your terminal with oh my zsh and some shell theme like starship / powerlevel10K

[mdirfanmdaref]

I am subscribing to you! good detailed & clear video for beginners. Actually I am learning for fun, no idea what I can do with it though.

[blackodelia]

thank you very much for this tutorial
hands down the best one I have seen!

[josephgarza]

That was a very helpful video. Thank you kindly.