HTML Project Setup

README.md

Setting up an html project

step by step guide

Steps

1. cd into the parent directory
   • using the gui open the folder that you want to make a project in
2. mkdir your project folder
   • in the gui right click and create a new folder
   • name this folder whatever you want to call your project
3. run git init to set this up as a git repository
4. Start creating files
   • create an index.html
     • using the command line run touch index.html
     • using the gui right new file button
   • create an assets/ folder
     • if using command line run mkdir assets
     • if using the gui right click and select make new folder
   • add a css file inside assets
     • using command line run touch assets/style.css
     • using the gui, right click on the assets folder and click add new file
       • name it style.css
   • add an images/ folder
     • inside it add your images
       • make sure there are no spaces in the file names
   • your project should be ready for a getting to work
     • remember to git add and git commit your changes

Command line commands

• mv move
• cd change directory
• touch create a file
• mkdir make a directory
• rm remove a file
• rm -rf remove a directory
• ../ go back one directory
• ./ right here