Module 0

Terminal Comfort

Before Claude Code, you need to speak your computer's language

Duration ~45 minutes
Topics 4 Topics
Commands You'll Learn 5 Essential

💭 The Challenge

You've decided to learn Claude Code. You've heard it can build things—real things that work. But when you look at the installation instructions, they start with "open your terminal." And that's where most people stop.

The familiar feeling:
"I've used computers for 20 years without ever touching the terminal. It's that black window where developers type mysterious commands. I don't know what any of it means, and I'm afraid I'll break something."
Here's the truth: the terminal isn't magic, and it's not as scary as it looks. It's just a different way to talk to your computer—typing instructions instead of clicking icons. And you only need to know about five commands to get started with Claude Code.
What this module will do:
"We're not making you a terminal expert. We're giving you just enough confidence to navigate to a folder, start Claude Code, and understand what you're looking at. That's it. The hard part is losing the fear—and that's what this module is really about."

📚 What You'll Learn

🖥️

Open Terminal

Find and launch Terminal on your Mac without anxiety

📂

Navigate Folders

Move around your file system using simple commands

👀

See What's There

List files and folders so you know where you are

🏠

Never Get Lost

Always know how to get back home

⌨️ The Five Commands

Everything you need to start

These five commands will cover 90% of what you do in the terminal when working with Claude Code. Master these, and you're ready.

pwd Where am I?
ls What's here?
cd Go somewhere
mkdir Make a folder
cd ~ Go home

🎯 By the End of This Module

You'll be able to:

Open
Terminal without hesitation
Navigate
to any folder on your Mac
Create
folders for your projects
Understand
what you're looking at

🚀 Ready to Start?

This module takes about 45 minutes. By the end, you'll have the foundation for everything that comes next.

Module 0 Progress: Introduction Complete • Next: Topic 0.1 – Why Use the Terminal?

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