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Key takeaways

Installation and first steps · lesson 11 of 11

  • The terminal is a window where you type commands. On Mac: Cmd+Space, “Terminal”. On Windows: “PowerShell”.
  • A command = one line of text + Enter. When the command line comes back, the command has finished.
  • You install Claude Code with a single command and check it with claude doctor.
  • You start Claude with cd your-folder and then claude.
  • Claude is an agent: it takes steps on its own, but asks you before it changes anything.
  • Esc stops it. /clear starts a new conversation.