Open a Terminal

Open a Terminal: Setup: The Terminal on a Mac, Setup: The Terminal on Linux, Setup: The Terminal on Windows.

Updated November 10, 2026

1. Setup: The Terminal on a Mac (Novice): Open the Terminal app, meet zsh, the shell it opens, then add Homebrew, bash 5 and bats, so every script and exercise check in this course runs on your Mac.
2. Setup: The Terminal on Linux (Novice): Open a terminal on Ubuntu, check that it runs bash 5, install bats with apt, and make the practice folder every lesson in this course uses.
3. Setup: The Terminal on Windows (Novice): Install Ubuntu inside Windows with WSL, open it in Windows Terminal, add bats, and learn where your Windows files are from Ubuntu and where your practice files belong.