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Module 02 β€” Claude Code fundamentals

In this module

You will be able to install Claude Code, navigate its terminal interface, understand its agentic loop, write an effective CLAUDE.md, and master plan mode to structure your work before coding.

2.1 β€” Installation and first launch

Claude Code is an autonomous terminal agent, not just another IDE extension. It lives in your shell, understands your project, and performs concrete actions on your code. Before anything else, you need to install it β€” it takes less than a minute.

Installation methods

The recommended method on macOS, Linux, and WSL:

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

Homebrew alternative on macOS:

brew install --cask claude-code

On Windows, two options:

# PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

# CMD (nΓ©cessite Git for Windows)
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

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