2.3. The Command Loop

To use the shell type a command and press enter.
Once the command finished running, the shell prompt will re-appear, at which point you can enter another command.
Here is an example session:

shlomi:~$ ls
apps      cddb        Download      mail       nsmail          smart-link.txt~
Arcs      CD-Writing  GNUstep       Mail       progs           tmp
autosave  conf        index.html    Music      Projects        To_Send
Backup    Desktop     ip-noise.fig  Nautilus   Rpms            Xrootenv.0
bin       Docs        links         nohup.out  smart-link.txt
shlomi:~$ pwd
/home/shlomi
shlomi:~$ cd Download/
shlomi:~/Download$ ls
Arcs  Docs  From_Win  Images  unpack
shlomi:~/Download$ echo Something
Something
shlomi:~/Download$ cd ..
shlomi:~$ exit