It’s possible to give instructions to the Raspberry Pi by typing in commands using the keyboard. You can use a program called 'Terminal' to do this.
Load a Terminal window by clicking on 'Menu', 'Accessories' and 'Terminal'. This is the command line interface.
Type in the command 'rev' and then press 'Enter'.rev
Try typing your name (then press 'Enter').
Try another word or sentence.
What does this tool do?
You can quit this mode by using the shortcut 'Ctrl + C'.
There's a fun program that generates a random fortune cookie message.
Try it out by typing the command fortune
This is a tool for sending messages back and forth between computers linked together in a network. You need to be connected to the Internet for this example.
Try this command:
telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl