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Jesse Laprade 2020-06-09 17:48:48 -04:00
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Because of this, you will need to use your UNIX-like environment's
command line interface. For me, it's a little icon on my desktop that
looks like a blank, black screen. You'll be using this little,
mysterious interface throughout this handbook.
looks like a blank, black screen, but it may be different for you. I
will list off how you can find the command line interface for a few
operating systems below:
**For macOS users**: You can use one of the following procedures below
for finding the built-in app called "Terminal":
* Open the Spotlight app and search for the word "terminal"
* Open your `Applications > Utilities` directory and double-click the Terminal app
**For Windows Subsystem for Linux users**:
* Open your start menu and search for the word "Ubuntu"
**Note**: The steps above assumed you chose Ubuntu as the Linux
distribution for Windows Subsystem for Linux during your installation.
**For Ubuntu users**: You can use one of the following procedures
below for finding the built-in terminal application:
* Type `Ctrl+Shift+t`
* Click the Ubuntu icon and search for the word "terminal"
**For cmdr users**:
* Open the cmdr application
**For PuTTY users**:
* PuTTY isn't a command line interface itself, but it acts as a tool
to connect to other computers, so you can use their command line
interface. This will be covered in the
[Connecting to tilde.town](#connecting-to-tildetown) section.
After you think you have found your environment's command line
interface, you'll be using it in the rest of this handbook.
**Note**: I'll be calling the command line a "terminal" from now on.