Terminal & Command Line

Directory

What It Is

Another word for folder

Just a folder. Developers say "directory" because they like to sound fancy

Working with Directories

Texting your computer instead of using a touchscreen. Faster once you know the language, but you need to know what to say

The drive-thru vs. walking into the restaurant. You speak your order instead of pointing at the menu

A text message to your computer — short, specific, expects a response

Ordering a burger "with no onions" — the burger is the command, "no onions" is the flag