Terminal Track · Interactive

Your AI runs commands. Can you read them?

Claude Code and Cursor run find, grep, rm, and chmod on your machine while you watch. This course puts a real terminal in your browser and teaches you to read every command your AI runs — and to veto the dangerous ones.

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Time~3 hrs
LevelBeginner
FormatLive terminal
FinishCertificate

The brief

What you'll walk away with

01Navigate the filesystem
cd, ls, pwd, and how paths actually work.
02Read and search files
cat, grep, find — and when your AI reaches for them.
03Modify files safely
mkdir, cp, mv, rm, and why rm -rf deserves fear.
04Pipes and redirection
How commands chain together with |, >, and >>.
05Permissions and scripts
chmod, shell scripts, and the security basics behind them.
06Spot dangerous commands
Know when to say “no” to what your AI suggests.

“I kept seeing Claude run grep -rn ‘TODO’ src/ and had no idea what it was doing. Now I can read every command and know when something looks wrong.”

Curriculum

Eight modules, hands on keys

8 modules · 35 lessons · ~3 hrs

Module Overview 2 min What Is a Terminal? 5 min Your First Commands 8 min Navigating Around 7 min Module 1 Quiz 5 min

Module Overview 2 min Listing Like a Pro 7 min Reading Files 8 min Building Structure 5 min Getting Help 5 min Module 2 Quiz 5 min

Module Overview 2 min Finding Files with find 8 min Searching Content with grep 8 min Counting with wc 4 min Module 3 Quiz 5 min

Module Overview 2 min Copying and Moving 7 min Deleting Safely 5 min Dangerous Commands to Watch For 8 min Module 4 Quiz 5 min

Module Overview 2 min Redirection 7 min Pipes 8 min Power Combos 5 min Module 5 Quiz 5 min

Module Overview 2 min Fetching with curl and wget 8 min File Permissions & chmod 7 min Shell Scripts 5 min Module 6 Quiz 5 min

Module Overview 2 min Navigate & Explore 4 min Find the TODOs 4 min Create a Feature 4 min Write a CLAUDE.md 5 min Analyze Logs 5 min Fetch API Data 4 min Organize & Fix Permissions 4 min

Final Assessment 10 min Certificate & Completion 2 min

Terminal Sandbox

Practice freely with a full terminal and command cheat sheet. No lessons, no tracking — just explore.

Who it's for

People who ship anyway

Vibe coders

You build with AI tools but want to understand the commands running behind the scenes.

Career changers

Breaking into tech and need the fundamentals boot camps skip over.

Curious beginners

You’ve heard of “the terminal” and want a hands-on, no-pressure way in.

Open the terminal

Stop nodding along to the terminal.

Three hours in a real terminal, right in your browser — nothing to install. Free, certificate at the end.