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# tildetown-handbook
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This handbook aims to provide people with referenceable, educational
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material related to interactions with
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[tilde.town](https://tilde.town).
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2020-06-09 20:09:19 +00:00
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This handbook is for people with less of a technical background who
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want to learn more about the interactions you can have while using
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tilde.town.
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2020-06-09 20:11:50 +00:00
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# Table of contents
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- [Requirements](#requirements)
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# Requirements
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* Basic understanding of files and directories
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* A UNIX-like environment, such as:
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* [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/)
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* [Linux Mint](https://linuxmint.com/)
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* [Manjaro](https://manjaro.org/)
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* [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10)
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* [macOS](https://www.apple.com/macos/)
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* [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
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* [scoop.sh](https://scoop.sh/)
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* [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/)
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* [cmdr](https://cmder.net/)
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* [Cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com/)
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* [PuTTY](https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/)
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* [and many more](https://distrowatch.com/)
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# Conventions used in this handbook
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* **Notes** signify additional information.
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* **Tips** signify alternative methods to procedures.
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* **Examples** provide a visual reference of how a procedure would be carried out in the real world.
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* **Monospaced font** signifies directory names, file names, file contents, and commands.
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# Getting started
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One of tilde.town's goals is to transform the command line from a
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scary-looking technical tool into a tool for creating beautiful
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things.
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Because of this, you will need to use your UNIX-like environment's
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command line interface. For me, it's a little icon on my desktop that
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looks like a blank, black screen.
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You'll be using this little, mysterious interface throughout this
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handbook. I'll be calling the command line a "terminal" from now on.
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As a test for good measure, let's try running our first command. Try
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typing the following line into your terminal:
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```
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ls
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```
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That should "return" a several items. For me, it returned:
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```
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Desktop Downloads Documents Images Videos Music
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```
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If `ls` returned what seems to be the files or directories on your computer, then you have everything you need!
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**Note**: "return" is technical jargon used to describe how something
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on a computer sends data somewhere. In this case, text is the data
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being sent to our screen.
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