Shell
The program that reads your commands: zsh on Mac, PowerShell on Windows
Words that go with it
- Ctrl+CStop the command that's running
- Current folder (working directory)The folder the terminal is "standing in". Commands act here
- Flag (option)An extra setting after a dash, like -a or --oneline
- HEADWhere you are now in your Git history
- npm installDownload the tools listed in package.json
- origin/mainThe last commit GitHub has, on the main branch
- PagerA one-screen-at-a-time viewer; press q to leave
- pwd / ls / dir / cdWhere am I / what's here (Mac, Windows) / go to a folder
- Tab completionPress Tab to finish a file or folder name