Shell Access

1. Go to a beach (preferably not one that makes you old);
2. Look for something that looks like this:
   
3. The command is ssh.

loggin in

Open the Terminal

You need to open a terminal window to log into the shell. The way you do that is different depending on what your computer is running:

Windows 11

Open "Terminal"

Windows 10

Open "Windows PowerShell"

MacOS

Open "Terminal"

Linux

It might be called "Terminal", "Console" or "Konsole" depending on what distribution you're using.

Log In

When you open the terminal, you should see a place where you can type words and such. This is called the "prompt".

Ok so you're gonna want to type in ssh <your username>@pronounmail.com (where <your username> is replaced with your actual username) and press enter (or return).

At this point it should ask you for your password. Type it in (keeping in mind that it won't actually show the letters you're typing it for securitie) and hit enter once more.

Ok at this point you should have reached pronounmail.com's shell and you've done it good job i love you dearly

how 2 use da shell

At this point you should be connected to pronounmail.com's shell, so you can now run wacky commands on the server!!

You can think of the shell as a really fucked up Start Menu. You can type the name of a program at the prompt and press enter, and the shell will attempt to locate and run it. Everything you type after the name of the program is an "argument", which you can use to tell the program what you want it to do. Take this command for example:

mkdir my_folder

This uses mkdir (short for "Make Directory" ("directory" is another word for "folder")) to create a folder called my_folder. In this example, mkdir is the name of the program and my_folder is the single argument.

most people call the first bit the command and also call the whole command a command. good for them :)

assorted tips

Lots of good information at https://fishshell.com/docs/current/

• Press Ctrl+C to tell the currently running command to stop.
• Use Ctrl+W to delete the previous word
• To copy and paste things, use Ctrl+Shift+C/V (or Cmd+C/V on a mac).
• Press Tab to try and autocomplete a thing, keep pressing Tab for more autocompletions.
• Type the name of a command and press Alt+H to see helpful information about it
• Press the up or down arrow keys to go through your command history

list of common commands

name of thing	what it does	example usage
touch	Creates a file with no content	touch my_file.txt
rm	Deletes a file	rm secrets.txt
cp	Create a copy of a file	cp a.txt b.txt
mv	Move a file to a new location	mv a.txt b.txt
mkdir	Create a new directory (folder)	mkdir wacky_folder
clear	Clear the screen	clear
ls	List files in the current directory	ls
cd	Move into a directory	cd wacky_folder

getting help

Commands have many options which can be hard to remember. Luckily, there's plenty of resources you can consult for help on how to use a command.

man pages

The man command (short for "manual") lets you search detailed documentation about commands and more. If you're not sure about the ls command, just type man ls and hit enter. You can use the f or b keys to scroll forward and backward and press q when you're ready to quit.

tldr pages

The man pages are super detailed but sometimes all you want are some short examples. If that's the situation you're facing, the tldr pages can help. You can view the results in your browser, or install the tldr software locally.

help flag

Some (but not all) commands have built-in help. How to get this to show up will vary from case to case but often using a flag is all you need to do. For example, if you're confused about the git command git --help can point you in the right direction.