Terminal & Command Line

Root

What It Is

The top-level folder of a project, or the top of your entire file system

The lobby of a building — everything else is inside it or accessible from it

Project Root Directory

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