Installation
1. MacOS (Homebrew):
brew install --cask claude-code
2. MacOS, Linux, WSL:
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
3. Windows CMD:
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd
After installation, run claude at your terminal. The first time you run this command you will be prompted to authenticate
Set up instructions can be found here:
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/quickstart
Start by creating a claude.md file
Type /init
claude
/init
Common Commands
Stop Claude - press Esc
Add a memory - press#
Rewind to previous conversation - press Esc 2 times
Adding Context
Example, we can tell claude to always look at prisma/schema.prisma to check structure of data in db:
Next time when you ask about a schema attributes, claude will go straight to the schema instead of searching more files.
Reusing knowledge for similar task
Type /compact
Plan Mode
Press Shift + Tab 2 times to enable Plan mode
In Plan mode, claude will do more research, reads more files and come up with a complete plan for your tasks for your review. It will list down exactly what it wants to do to complete your tasks.
Thinking Mode
Allow claude to reason about more challenging problems.
Think ---> Ultrathink
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