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This is a command line tutorial primarily conducted in in the OS X command line. Because of OSX’s unix heritage, much of the info here is also useful in other unix inspired systems, like the Linux command line.
The command line can be a scary place when you first encounter it. When you read some instructions that tell you to open up a terminal window and type some cryptic words and phrases, it can seem like you’ve been sucked into the matrix, expected to decrypt an endless stream of indecipherable characters. Fear not, it’s really not that difficult to use. In fact, when you see an experienced user looking at a terminal that is scrolling line after line of text faster than you can even read it, they aren’t really reading it either. For the most part they may be scanning for some key words, but mostly they are just waiting for it to stop.
Check out our full of learning courses. How to open the command line. Before you can use it, you need to be able to find it.
So what we need to do is open the terminal. On OS X, open your Applications folder, then open the Utilities folder. Open the Terminal application. You may want to add this to your dock. I like to launch terminal by using Spotlight search in OS X, searching for “terminal”. Anatomy of the Console First let’s clarify a few terms. Console: This is the system as a whole.
This is both the command line as well as the output from previous commands. Command Line: This is the actual line in a console where you type your command. Prompt: This is the beginning of the command line. It usually provides some contextual information like who you are, where you are and other useful info. It typically ends in a $.
After the prompt is where you will be typing commands. Terminal: This is the actual interface to the console. The program we use to interact with the console is actually a “terminal emulator”, providing us the experience of typing into an old school terminal from the convenience of our modern graphical operating system.
Running a Command. Nearly all commands follow a common pattern with 3 main parts.
The program, the options, and the arguments. Let’s see an example. $ ls -l Type the code above. Do not type the leading $. This is a common convention used is denote what follows is a command to be run. Once you have typed it out, hit enter to run it, and see what happens.
The program is the verb. It describes what you want to do.
In our example ls is the program. Ls is short for list, meaning, I want to see a list of files somewhere on my computer.
Options are like the adverb. They usually modify the way the program will run. In our example -l is an option. It’s short for “long”. Without this option, the list will be simply the filenames. When we modify the command with -l, it will display to us the files along with more detailed information.
Options are just that: Optional. Any command should have some default behavior when called without options. Each command has it’s own options. Most often the order of the options do not matter, but occasionally they may. The arguments are what’s left. In our case the.These are the objects of our sentence.
They describe what we want our command to act on. In our example the is a shorthand name for a special folder on your computer: your home folder. So we are saying we want to list all of our files in our home folder. Some programs may not need arguments. For instance, without arguments, ls will list the files in the directory you are currently in.
More on that later. Again, each program has different arguments, and the order of the arguments typically matter. Where Are You? In the console, you are always working in a directory, or folder, on your computer. We call this your working directory. You can see where you are using pwd(short for print working directory) $ pwd This command will print out your current location. You can change your directory with cd (short for change directory).
If you pass it an argument, it will change your to that location, if it exists. Without an argument, it will take you to your home directory ( ). $ cd Documents You’ll notice that I just passed it a directory named Documents, because I was in my home directory, that contains a directory called Documents. This is relative path, because I specified my destination relative to my current directory. I can provide an absolute path by providing the full path beginning with the /, or starting with my home directory ( ) such as: $ cd /Users/jim/Documents or $ cd /Documents If you want to navigate “up”, that is to the directory that contains your current directory, you can use the special name.which you can even use separated by slashes to navigate several levels up.
From my Documents directory, this command will take me up to my home directory. Get Some Help, man! Even when you learn what commands you can use, there is still a lot of power in each command or program. There are often dozens of available options, and depending on your arguments, your command could behave in several different ways. Fortunately, most commands have a manual. To read, use the man command. Pass the name of the command you want to learn about as it’s only argument.
For instance to learn more about ls, run $ man ls The manual can be scrolled with the arrow keys or space bar. Pressing q will quit. Want to know more about man? Run man man Some more commands.
There are a ton of different commands you can use, but only a couple dozen will get you pretty effective in the command line. We learned about ls, pwd, cd, and man. Try using the man command to learn about these commands. mkdirMake a new directory. touchMake a new empty file. cpCopy a file. mvMove a file.
rmRemove a file or directory (learn about the -r option). less Show the contents of a file in a scrolling buffer If you’re looking to take your programming to another level, check out our Techdegrees. Our faculty of tech professionals guide learners like you from mastering the fundamentals of coding to polishing the portfolio and skills of a job-ready software developer.
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19K Shares Mac ‘n cheese is a favorite food in our household, but I try to avoid the boxed kind. All those artificial ingredientsyou know what I mean.
I’m okay with it once in awhile, but not often. Of course, the kids love the boxed stuff and haven’t been fans of the much-better homemade mac’ n cheese.
Believe me, I’ve tried a lot of different recipes. There’s many good recipes out there – that I like, but are they kid-friendly? That was the question.
And then I found this recipe for Homemade Mac and Cheese in one of my cookbooks. I played around with it for a bit and my kids liked it! They ate it up and asked for more. Now I’d be lying if I said they’d pick this over the boxed stuff (I swear they put addictive stuff in there), but I’m happy I found a homemade recipe that works. The hubs and I like it too, so about twice a month, I make it as a “meat-free” meal. (Saves a little money, you know?) I’ve adapted it slightly and this is the result: Kid-Friendly Easy Homemade Mac and Cheese! Note: Check out my version of this Mac and cheese recipe!
This favorite kid-friendly mac and cheese recipe is easy to make and a tasty alternative to processed boxed mac ‘n cheese that even picky kids love. And since you can use whatever type of cheese you like (mix and match, make it different each time – it’s up to you), it’s versatile too, another plus in my book.
So try it out. Hopefully you and the kids enjoy it!
Kid-Friendly Easy Homemade Mac and Cheese Note: this recipe makes about 12 servings or more, so you can half it if you don’t need that much. 1 (16 oz) box of. 10 tablespoons (1 stick + 2 TB) butter, divided. 1/3 cup. 3 cups milk.
12 ounces cheese – any kind you prefer – we usually do cheddar. 3/4 teaspoon. 1/4 teaspoon. 4 Tablespoons Begin by boiling water to cook your noodles. Als,o preheat your oven to 375º. Then in a saucepan, melt 1 stick (8 TB) of butter over medium heat.
When the butter is melted, add 1/3 cup of flour and stir in. Gradually add 3 cups of milk as you stir. Yes, it’s a lot of milk. But this is homemade mac and cheese here. (Do you know how hard it is to take a picture at the same time? It’s more challenging then you’d think!) Around this time, your water should be boiling, so add the box of elbow macaroni noodles and cook. Back to your butter/milk – bring it to a boil, stirring all the while on medium heat.
If you stop for a minute to rescue your toddler from your 3 year old sitting on him, that’s ok, but don’t leave it for too long. Once it’s boiling, set the timer and cook and stir for about 2 minutes. I like to use a whisk.
Reduce the heat to low. By now it should be thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in the cheese. For this batch, I used shredded cheddar cheese with a couple slices of American thrown in. I often do Cheddar Jack, Mozzarella, and other varieties.
Sometimes if I happen to have a specialty cheese, I will cube a little and throw that in for more flavor variety. The kids like it “plain” though so I try not to overdo it. Again, it’s all up to you and your kids. Add the salt and pepper now too and stir until the cheese is melted. Keep stirring until the cheese is completely melted. This shouldn’t take very long.
At some point, you should have drained your cooked elbow macaroni and set that aside. Now you can add the noodles to the cheese mixture. Turn the macaroni and cheese mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish or a 9×13 inch pan.
(Really whatever you have will work. This is not a picky recipe.) In a separate small bowl, melt 2 Tablespoons of butter add 4 Tablespoons of bread crumbs plus a dash of pepper and mix. Sprinkle this breadcrumb mixture over the mac and cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes. If you want it a little “crispier” (not even that), leave the lid off. Doesn’t this homemade mac n cheese look yummy? Update 2015: I won’t make any promises that your kids will love this recipe – they are kids after all.
But I will tell you that this has been one of the most popular posts here on this site and I’ve received hundreds of emails from moms telling me just how popular this meal is with their children. Try it out and let me known what you – and your kids – think! I hope you love it just like my family does! Instructions. Cook macaroni noodles and drain.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a saucepan, melt 1 stick (8 TB) butter over medium heat. Stir in flour. Slowly add milk, stirring. Bring to a boil and stir for 2 minutes. Turn off the burner and add the cheese, salt, and pepper, stirring until the cheese is melted.
Add the elbow macaroni noodles and mix well. Turn into a 2 quart casserole dish. Mix 2 TB melted, butter, 4 TB bread crumbs, and a dash of pepper.
Sprinkle over the mac ‘n cheese. Bake for 30 minutes. This looks so much better than The Boxed. I’ll have to try making it with my kids!
We usually do something similar but no breadcrumbs. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 1/4 cup butter melted in saucepan, add 1/4 cup flour and mix. Gradually add in 2 cups of milk, whisking of course and slowly bring to a simmer then turn to low until it reaches your desired thickness.
(Boil 2.5 cups macaroni at the same time! We grate our own Cracker Barrel extra sharp white cheese, a whole log of it.
This can either be mixed into the sauce or added to a greased baking dish. Make sure you grease it!
Pour the drained macaroni into the dish, and mix in the cheese and sauce. Top with extra grated cheese (whatever kind you like.) Bake for 45-50 minutes or until it is golden brown. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!! My two-year old toddler is EXTREMELY picky and, with the exception of the Mac N Cheese from Buca di Beppo’s (the closest of which is a mere 300 miles away from us!), I haven’t been able to find any recipes or store/restaurant-bought versions that he will eat. Until I tried YOURS!!!!!
Not only did he eat every last bite of it, but he did so willingly and excitedly, doing his little “yummy food happy dance” all the while and I even scored a huge thank you, in the form of an awesome hug and kiss when he finished his plate! I can’t even begin to put into words how excited and happy this has made me! This will DEFINITELY be my go-to recipe from this day forward and I’ve shared a link to this recipe with everyone I know on FB! Again, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Hi Debbi – I am not the blogger obviously, but I made this recipe yesterday and plan to bake it with the butter and breadcrumbs tonight (after it was in the dish, I let it cool completely then covered and refrigerated it). I found similar recipes that all said it doesn’t detract from the dish at all to do it that way, and I didn’t want to have to prepare it all at once this evening. The first part worked beautifully and tasted good. I’m sure it will be even better this evening after the final touches! No lie – this is the BEST Mac n’ cheese recipe I have ever made. It requires few ingredients, my kids always eat it up immediately, and it comes together quickly. I’ve even messed it up a bit once or twice and it is very forgiving.
It’s better if you bake it, but you don’t have to. I can cut the recipe in half easily and it’s plenty for my family. It’s cheap, easy, and be made relatively healthy compared to the box stuff. I often use skim milk, low fat cheddar and whole grain noodles. No matter what I use, if I keep the proportions exact, it turns out great every time. Used this as the inspiration for dinner tonight. Kids couldn’t get enough (and neither could I!).
I made a half-size batch. I used some shredded Mexican blend cheese leftover from taco night, a couple slices of American, and a couple tablespoons of grated parmesan to give it a bit more depth (and saltiness). I decided to forego the baking and bread crumbs, but when I have more time will try that because I love mac n cheese au gratin. I think I would also reduce the amount of flour a bit–even with a fair bit of cheese I could still taste it. Thanks for the great recipe! OMG this is by far the best mac and cheese I have ever had!! Boxed mixoutThis recipeIn!!!!
I’ve made it like 4 times so far in the last 1 and a half weeks!!! I made it today for the kids, I only had 4 ounces of cheddar (half batch), so i used 2 ounces of mozzarella to make 6 ounces.WOW sooo good!!! Also added a 1/4 tsp each of ground mustard and powdered onion, for added flavor. Also i only cook the noodles for like 5 minutes and let them cook in the casserole, i hate mushy noodles lol. Ugh the best mac and cheese ever!!!!!
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Thank you so much!!!!! Just made it and 🙁 it didn’t work out. I don’t know what happened but it was probably the flour, i never add flour to mac n cheese because I never see the point but this time decided to follow directions.
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I just had to throw it out. Thinking about the $7 in GF noddles all the Kerry Gold Grass fed butter, organic milk and cheese I just wasted I wanna cry. Pretty sure it was the flour though because as soon as it started to boil the milk mixture looked like mash potatoes. I might try again but will skip the flour.