After part one of the git for designers post, Kim Røen suggested
in the comments doing a post with some instructions on using the
command line. This is that post. We’re going to be focusing on
the Mac side of things, but a lot of the concepts in here will
apply to all command line programs as well. What is the Command
Line? If you really want to learn about the history of the
command line, you can check out the Wikipedia page on the topic:
A command-line interface (CLI) is a mechanism for interacting
with a computer operating system or software by typing commands
to perform specific tasks… This method of instructing a computer
to perform a given task is referred to as “entering” a command:
the system waits for the user to conclude the submitting of the
text command by pressing the “Enter” key (a descendant of the
“carriage return” key of a typewriter keyboard). A command-line
interpreter then receives, parses, and executes the requested
user command. TL;DR: wall of text. You don’t have to be a
developer in or