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11 · The Command Line

Working Directory

The folder you're acting in

InterCoders

The folder your commands operate on right now — “where you are.” Many errors are just running a command from the wrong one.

Concrete example

Run a build from the wrong working directory and it can't find your files.

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touchCreate an empty fileWildcardsMatch many files with a patternzshThe modern default shell
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