Creating New Project in Ruby

Question

Hi there, I am getting stuck on the adding a new project folder stated in "Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application." I've got Ruby and Rails running great. I even initially did the project. But how did you create a folder called [~/Projects] and where does that lie? 
When I did it, it went straight into my "home" folder as a file called "treebook" which I don't want all these files stored there.
How do I access another location? How did you make the directory? 
When I type mkdir [~/Projects] 
I get mkdir: [~: No such file or directory

Ryan Swapp · Accepted Answer

Hello!
The easiest way to do this is to just go into finder on mac or your windows libraries and then pick where you want to add the new folder/directory. Once there, click the add new folder button and name it Projects. Type cd into your terminal and then drag the projects folder from finder into your terminal and press return. At this point you should be in the projects folder and can now use the rails new command to make a new app in the projects directory.

James Barnett · Answer

@Kirsten Larsen (https://teamtreehouse.com/kirstenlarsen) - [~/Projects] isn't the name of the directory, Projects is. I'd guess you might be new to using the terminal in which cases I'd recommend you do the first badge in the Console Foundations (https://teamtreehouse.com/library/console-foundations-2#getting-started-with-the-console) as you will probably have a better time with Rails if you start with some basics terminal skills.

Kirsten Larsen · Answer

Awesome thanks I got it!! all of this was VERY helpful

Sean Washington · Answer

Edit: Ryan replied as I was typing. If his answer works, run with it!
Hey Kirsten,
At a quick glance, it looks to me like [~/Projects] is actually a path, and not what you should be creating. "~/" typically refers to the home directory on your computer, the same location as Documents, Downloads, Desktop, etc. 
Are you wanting to create a folder called projects to keep things in? In that case, you can type something like (without the dollar signs)

$ cd ~/
$ mkdir Projects

And that will create a projects folder inside of your home folder. Let me know if I'm way off and I'll take another look!

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Creating New Project in Ruby

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