From 92d221897c2a2f79be5e3826895f4cd7f34d8b32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Connie Lei <23634958+connielei@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:05:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] added examples, made explanations clearer (#26233)

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 ### Opening the Terminal and Navigating Directories
 Your terminal exists in the Applications directory. Open your Terminal app. You should see a prompt in the terminal window. it shoudl have the computer's name (ABC's Macbook), followed by the User name (ABC), and then a '$.' If you are in the root directory, the last character will be a '#.'
 
-To see what directory you are working in, just type the command 
+To see what directory you are working in, use ```pwd``` which stands for "print working directory"
+Directory is another word for folder. 
 
-```pwd```
+If you want to list the directory's contents, use  ```ls```
 
-pwd stands for "Print Working Directory." Directory is another word for folder. 
-
-If you want to list the contents of your directory use the command: 
-
-```ls```
-
-To switch to a new directory you use the command: 
-
-```cd```
-
-which stands for change directory. 
+To change directories, use ```cd <directory_path>``` which stands for change directory and replace the angle brackets with the appropriate path name. 
+If you are currently in `Documents` and want to move into the directory/folder `hello_world` which is inside `Documents` use `cd hello_world`
 
 Here is a list of common commands:
 
 Command | Usage
 ------------ | -------------
-pwd | Print Working Directory (Where Am I? )
-ls | List contents of current directory
-mkdir | Create a new directory
-touch | Create a new file
-cp| Copy a file 
-rm | Remove a file 
-rm -rf | Remove a directory 
+`pwd` | Print Working Directory (Where Am I? )
+`ls` | List contents of current directory
+`mkdir <directoryname>` | Create a new directory
+`touch <filename>` | Create a new file
+`cp <filetobecopied> <nameforcopiedfile>` | Copy a file 
+`rm <filename>` | Remove a file 
+`rm -rf <directoryname>` | Forcibly remove a directory 
 
 ### Usage Examples