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Reading Notes for Codefellows!

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Code 102

Reading 02

Choosing a Text Editor

1. No best editor, choose the one you are most comfortable with.
2. Features you should look for in Text Editor:
   1. code completion
   2. syntax highlighting
   3. nice variety of themes (to reduce eye strain and fatigue)
   4. the ability to choose from a healthy selection of extensions
3. Third Party Editors
   1. Notepad++
   2. BB Edit (Not Free)
   3. Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
   4. Atom
   5. Brackets
   6. Sublime Text

IDE (Integrated Development Environment)

A suite of different software all coming together. An IDE is a text editor, a file manager, a compiler, and a debugger all in one software package.

Command Line

• A command line, or terminal, is a text based interface to the system. You are able to enter commands by typing them on the keyboard and feedback will be given to you similarly as text.

• Within a terminal you have what is known as a shell. This is a part of the operating system that defines how the terminal will behave and looks after running (or executing) commands for you. There are various shells available but the most common one is called bash which stands for Bourne again shell.

Commands in Terminal

• echo - a command which is used to display messages
• pwd (Print Working Directory) - tells you what your current or present working directory you are currently in
• ls (list) - shows you all the items in your current directory
  • -a - List the contents of a directory, including hidden files
• cd (change directory) - allows you to change the directory you are in.
  • ~ (home)
  • . (dot / current directory)
  • .. (dotdot / parent directory)
• file - obtain information about what type of file a file or directory is

Files

Important Concepts

1. Everything is a file under Linux
   • Even directories.
2. Linux is an extensionless system
   • Files can have any extension they like or none at all.
3. Linux is case sensitive

References

Choosing a Text Editor
The Command Line
Basic Navigation
About Files

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