Let’s get a better sense of exactly where we are.
In your terminal type: ls
You should see something like: Desktop Documents Downloads Library
Pictures
This is a list of every folder and file in your home directory.
You likely see some familiar names. In this place, even your desktop is just a folder with some files. You are seeing its essence: a bit of text on a black(or white) screen.
ls
- description
- returns the contents of a given path
- likes
- directory and file paths
- gives
- the paths' contents
