Using the command line

Note: Please do not copy and paste the $. The addition of the $ sign is a convention that indicates that the code is

$ ls

Lists out all of the files in the current directory (Mac users only)

$ ls -a

Lists out all files that are named "a" (Mac users only)

$ dir

Lists out all of the files in the current directory (Windows users only)

$ dir -a

Lists out all files that are named "a" (Windows users only)

$ cd directory_name

Go to "directory_name"

$ cd - 

Go to the previous directory

$ cd

Goes to the "home" directory

$ cat filename

Used to preview file contents

$ python3 filename.py

Runs the .py file directly from terminal
$ nano filename.py Directly edit the Python file from the command line

$ clear

Clears the entire terminal/command prompt

$ "press the up arrow key to find the last command you ran"

Note: you have to actually press enter to run the command

$ exit

Exits the terminal

Project: Make a game

In pairs, using Python, make the best game you can. For reference, Daisy's Tic Tac Toe game can be found here.