Command Line – Look Like a Hacker (Actually Be Productive)

Movies show hackers typing in black screens with green text. That black screen? Terminal. Command line. And honestly? It's faster than clicking stuff once you know it.

Hour 1 – Navigating Without Mouse:

We'll start with basics:

• Open terminal (Mac/Linux/Windows – all covered)

• ls – list files (see what's here)

• cd – change directory (move around)

• mkdir – make folder (create stuff)

• touch – create file (empty, ready for code)

We'll practice moving around your computer without touching mouse. Feels weird at first. Then empowering.

Hour 2 – Real Power Moves:

Now the good stuff:

• grep – search inside files (find anything instantly)

• chmod – change permissions (security stuff)

• curl – download from internet (right in terminal)

• Combine commands with pipes (fancy but useful)

We'll build tiny workflows: find all Python files, count lines of code, download weather data, process it.

Who is this for? Beginners who've never touched terminal. Developers who click too much. Anyone who wants to feel like a movie hacker (but actually learn real skills).

What you'll leave with: Comfort in terminal. Speed in your workflow. Ability to fix things when GUI breaks. Respect from developer friends.

Bring laptop. Bring fear of black screen – we'll fix that.