Create lesson around the command line tools

[wvmitchell]

Description:

The goal of this sprint ticket is to create a lesson on common command line tools that a new user should know, including cd, ls, mkdir, rmdir, touch, rm, cp, mv, cat, and pwd. The following tasks should be completed:

• Conduct a search through the existing lesson archive to determine if there are any relevant lessons on these command line tools.
• Develop a lesson plan that includes exercises and activities to help students practice using these command line tools.
• Create instructional materials, including slides and any necessary documentation, to support the lesson.
• Test the lesson with a group of students and make revisions as needed based on their feedback.

Acceptance Criteria:

• A search through the existing lesson archive has been conducted to determine if there are any relevant lessons on common command line tools, including cd, ls, mkdir, rmdir, touch, rm, cp, mv, cat, and pwd.
• The lesson plan includes a variety of exercises and activities to help students practice using these command line tools.
• Instructional materials, including slides and any necessary documentation, have been created to support the lesson.

[kaylagordon]

Mod 0 lesson already exists: https://mod0.turing.edu/shared/terminal

[nicktu12]

Some gaps we've seen and concepts to include in this lesson:

• file structure (what does ./ ../ mean in projects and on the terminal )
• opening multiple terminal windows
• effectively shutting down terminal processes
• setting up terminal shortcuts (not critical, but some students might find it incredibly useful.)

[Kalikoze]

I'm curious about this ticket. We currently have a lesson introducing the command line tools here. This is actually a "Self Teach" lesson on the Friday of week 1. Do we need to remake a new lesson or can we just double check and confirm it has all of these included?

[nicktu12]

@Kalikoze I too am wondering how necessary this ticket is - sometimes in mod 2 we've noticed a lack of command line familiarity. I do think another self teach lesson around handling multiple processes, navigating file structure (especially linking files in projects), command line aliases, and killing processes through the command line would be beneficial - however I don't think this lesson would be necessary for success in mod 2 and beyond, more like common pain points that occasionally come up

[letakeane]

I had an idea of creating a scavenger hunt/whodunnit activity that would have students use command line tools to navigate a repo of txt files, hunting for clues. Happy to make that if we feel like it's worth our time!