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**Updated and presented by : Radhika Khetani**
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**Modified by : Sasha Wood**
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**This presentation originally developed by: Milad Fatenejad**
# What is the shell how do I access the shell?
Use the GUI to open the tutorial on github. Single click on the "Firefox
Web Browser". Type in the URL:
- github.com/JHU-SWC-2012/SWC-bootcamp
-Click on the directory named `1-Shell`.
+ github.com/thehackerwithin/boot-camps/tree/2013-01-chicago
+Click on the directory named `Shell`.
A *terminal* is a program you run that gives you access to the
shell. There are many different terminal programs that vary across
started by typing `bash` in the terminal. Many commands, especially a
lot of the basic ones, work across the various shells but many things
are different. I recommend sticking with bash and learning it well.
-[Here is a link for more information](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell))
+([Here is a link for more information](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell))
To open a terminal, just single click on the "Terminal" icon on the
Desktop.