Mod 0 Session 3 Practice Tasks

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Session 3 Practice Tasks

The assignments listed here should take you approximately 25 total minutes.

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1. Creating Files and Directories (10 min)

You can reference the files/directories portion of the lesson here.

Scroll down to the bottom and look at the image of the directories and files. Use commands in your terminal to create the directories and files structured exactly how they appear in the image.

When you're done, type history to see your commands. Copy and paste the commands that were used to create the directory and files:

 148  cd
  149  ls
  150  mkdir turing
  151  ls
  152  cd turing
  153  touch budget.csv
  154  ls
  155  touch mentors.txt
  156  ls
  157  mkdir mod_0
  158  ls
  159  cd mod_0
  160  touch git_notes.txt
  161  touch oop_notes.txt
  162  ls
  163  cd ..
  164  mkdir prework
  165  cd prework
  166  touch assignment_list.txt
  167  ls
  168  mkdir projects
  169  cd projects
  170  touch game.js
  171  ls
  172  history

Since this is just a practice directory, feel free to remove the parent directory turing when you're done with this exercise.

2. Git Practice (15 min)

You can reference the files/directories portion of the lesson here.

Follow the steps below to practice the git workflow. Be ready to copy-paste your terminal output as confirmation of your practice.

1. Create a directory called git_homework. Inside of there, create a file called quotes.txt.
2. Initialize the directory
3. Check the git status
4. Add your notes file to the staging area
5. Check the git status
6. Create an initial commit
7. Check the status
8. Add your favorite quote to the quotes.txt file
9. Check the status
10. Check the diff
11. Add the changes to the staging area
12. Commit the new changes
13. Check the status
14. Show the log in oneline format

Copy and paste all of the terminal text from this process below (not just the history):

Brandys-MBP:git_homework brandyamello$ git log --pretty=oneline
57a0c936b4bbf6e3a57e2c303b615d45e2eeef49 (HEAD -> master) Glennon doyle
49c0fa1d8bbe2549cb0e457bb1367d61fbb7f748 Initial commit

IMPORTANT: Do not remove this git_homework directory. You will be using this directory during Thursday's session.

Extensions

1. If time permits and you want extra git practice and alternative explanations (it's often beneficial to have something explained in many different ways), check out Codecademy's Git Course, particularly the first free item on the syllabus, "Basic Git Workflow". In Mod 0, we will not cover anything beyond Codecademy's intro section; however, you are welcome to check out the other git lessons listed on the syllabus if you want a head start.

2. This course is how I personally learned command line. If time permits, I highly recommend reading and practicing.

3. Also recommended by Jeff Casimir: Michael Hartl's Learn Enough Command Line.

4. Add tab completion to make your life easier: Type Less. Do More.

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