Claude Code for Non-Coders

Install Claude Code on your computer and let it build things for you, safely.

4 lessons 56 min Certificate

Steps for

Lesson 1 · 15 min · Windows

The terminal in 8 commands

Claude Code runs in a terminal: a window where you type commands. You only need a handful.

Windows steps

Open PowerShell: press the Windows key, type PowerShell, press Enter.

Command	What it does
`pwd`	show the folder you're in
`ls`	list files
`cd Documents`	go into a folder
`cd ..`	go up one folder
`mkdir my-project`	make a folder
`ni notes.md`	make an empty file
`code .`	open the folder in VS Code (if installed)
`cls`	clear the screen

Tips: press Tab to auto-complete names, the ↑ arrow to repeat a command, and Ctrl + C to stop something that's running.

To do

In your terminal, make a folder called ai-projects inside Documents, go into it, and run pwd. Paste the output of pwd.

Hint: cd Documents, then mkdir ai-projects, then cd ai-projects, then pwd.

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