Vets Who Code Command Line Course

1. Introduction to the Mac Terminal

• What the terminal is
• Difference between terminal and shell
• Why macOS uses ZSH

2. Core Navigation Commands

• pwd, ls, cd
• File management: touch, mkdir, rm, cp, mv

3. Essential Utilities

• Viewing files: cat, less, head, tail
• Searching: grep, find
• Process management: ps, kill
• Networking basics: ping, curl

4. Aliases

• Creating temporary aliases
• Making aliases permanent in .zshrc
• Writing function-based aliases

5. ZSH Customization

• Config files overview
• Installing and using Oh My Zsh
• Themes and plugins
• Customizing the prompt

6. Shell Scripting Basics

• Script structure and shebang
• Variables, loops, conditionals
• Simple automation scripts

7. Scheduling & Automation

• Using cron on macOS
• Automating common tasks