~~~How to ~tilde; a n00b's primer~~~~

Welcome

New to the command line and all this webby cowfoolery? You're in luck! Here's a basic HELLO WORLD tutorial.

  1. Logging in
  2. Finding your index.html file
  3. Editing your index.html file
  4. Refreshing your editor view (when chat interrupts)
  5. How to be l33t

Logging in

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        / WELCOME TO TILDE.TEAM A PLACE FOR WEB \
        \ PAGES                                 /
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                \   ^__^
                 \  (oo)\_______
                    (__)\       )\/\
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* On a PC, you'll need to get an ssh client. PuTTY is a good one.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal. Try ctrl + alt + t.
  2. ssh your_username@tilde.team
  3. Enter your password.

Mac

  1. Browse to Applications/Utilities/Terminal and launch Terminal (or press cmd+space, start typing Terminal, and press return)
  2. ssh your_username@tilde.team
  3. Enter your password.

Finding your index.html file

There are some basic command line commands you'll want to Google and learn, but for this tutorial you only need a few:

  1. Type: ls to see where you are. You should see a directory called "public_html"
  2. Type: cd public_html to move into that folder. (cd stands for change directory.)
  3. Type: ls to see where you are. You should see your index.html file

Editing your index.html file

  1. Type: nano index.html to open your index.html file and begin editing
  2. Edit your file, willy nilly
  3. When done editing, use ctrl + x to close the file
  4. You'll be asked if you want to save; say y and to return to the command line
  5. Refresh your tilde page in your browser to see your new website

Note: If at any time you feel you made a mistake in editing, you can exit and n to not save.

Refreshing your editor view (when chat interrupts)

You may have been caught off guard while editing and had some random chat messages muss up your view. It didn't actually edit your HTML page but you need to refresh your editor view.

How to be l33t (from our friends over at tilde.club)

Now that you've made it this far, the community has been busy compiling additional resources for you to experiment with.

There are TONS of resources elsewhere on the internet. Use your favorite search engine to find out more.