AI & CLI Assignment

[ZoeLeBlanc]

Post the results of your assignment here and share any problems or tricks you learned.

[SK-143381]

GPT4ALL - I am using the GPT4All Falcon Model

The first prompt was "Using the command line create a series of nested directories and files".
It initially gave me the prompt to complete the task in Mac or Linux, after which I prompted it to give me the commands for Windows systems, which I am currently using for this assignment. The command was successfully generated as seen below.

I further asked GPT4All to "give me windows command line command to list the folders in a directory", which it did and I could see the created folder:

Further I navigated into the nested folder with the help on GPT4All using the prompt "help me get into the nested directory and create a file and add the text 'You're lost' in it" which it completed well.

When I checked the created file and text written inside it, it had worked correctly.

Then I used the same commands to navigate through to subdir and created a file.txt with the line "You've made it to the center of the maze!"

Using only GPT4All, I was able to complete the task at hand.

ChatGPT 3.5 - I used the same prompts on all three tools

For the first prompt, I was given both mac/unix and windows commands and how to create files in the same output generation.

For adding the text I was given the following prompt, which completed the task as well (I followed the same prompt for both file.txt in nested1 and subdir1 folders)

Using only ChatGPT 3.5, I was easily able to complete the task at hand.

Liner
When I typed the first prompt, I was asked to answer 7 questions to finish the task, and there was an option to make liner write those answers for me. I chose to let liner answer those questions, after which I was given a comprehensive answer of how to complete the task. Although, the instruction to view the files using ls command did not work for me since I was using a Windows system and had to ask liner to give another answer.

Further, there was a limit to the number of responses I could get per day, and I could complete the task at hand using only Liner.

Comments on the differences in the tools
The GPT4All model I was using was comparatively much slower and had to be given additional instructions to get to a Windows system which it remembered. The same need not have to be done for ChatGPT 3.5 or Liner. The commands for the latter were more comprehensive and the text generated as description were more helpful as seen in the screenshots of the generated output. Liner was more cumbersome to use, expected me to give certain answers (but it generated the questions in a logical format which displayed a chain of thinking akin to humans) and had a limit on the number of responses. Out of all three, GPT4All Falcon seemed the least comprehensive to me, and between Liner and ChatGPT 3.5, I would probably rate ChatGPT higher, since nothing inaccurate was generated for me, and I did not have to ask for another command; all tasks were completed in a single sequential search. The time needed by Liner was also more (although less than GPT4All) but that could be attributed to the number of questions that needed answered.

By Sanchita S. Kamath
Doctoral Student - PhD Information Sciences
For IS 578 - Introduction to Digital Humanities

[yoonsuh3]

Process/Comments: I couldn't download GPT4All but I used ChatGPT to make the maze. The code it gave me was pretty accurate, but there was an error with the code it provided for making an empty file because I was using a Windows. Even with the follow-up question about this error (screenshot below), ChatGPT was unsuccessful in helping me with creating an empty file and I had to figure out the pattern/code on my own to get what I want. But in the end it was successful! I think my experience just shows that there are default settings or assumptions that ChatGPT makes and it's not really helpful for Windows users.

I also used AskCodi with the same exact initial prompt. I ran into the same problem with using ChatGPT where it would not give me the correct command line for making the empty file. It was weirdly a situation where it did eventually give me the correct one (they gave me three different ones and one worked) and I did make an empty file using Terminal, but the error message appeared in Terminal all three times, so I didn't know until after I checked. I had to go back to verify which one was correct.

Overall, I liked AskCodi more because the instructions were more clear-cut and neatly presented, but I find it weird that it would give me three different codes for the same question each time I asked. Both options don't seem good for Windows users.

Screenshot of ChatGPT prompt:

Screenshot of Terminal:

Screenshot of maze directory using ChatGPT:

Screenshot of AskCodi prompt

Screenshot of Terminal

Screenshot of maze directory using AskCodi

By Yoonsuh Kim
PhD Candidate -English
For IS 578 - Introduction to Digital Humanities

[RebeccaThurber]

My starting prompt was: Give me step by step instructions to perform the following in Terminal: I want to create a directory called "Welcome to my maze" that has 3 directories nested inside named the following: "Never ending corridor," "Cul-de-sac" and "Light at end of tunnel." Nested inside the directory called "Cul-de-sac" I want to create a text file called "you're lost." Nested inside the directory called "Light at end of tunnel" I want to create a text file called "You've made it to the center of the maze!"

Comparison of AI platforms: I ran my prompt through the "Falcon" and "Mini Orca" models in GPT4All and through ChatGPT 3.5. ChatGPT is by far the fastest (followed by Mini Orca, Falcon is the slowest). I also found the response from ChatGPT was much more coherent, and when I followed up with other prompts it was way better at incorporating the previous information in the chat into its subsequent responses. The Falcon model in GPT4All is not as accurate. It kept on telling me to type "ruby" in advance of every command. It also produces some typos. For example- even though my prompt spelled "Cul-de-sac" with one "u," it kept on spelling it "Cuul-del-sac." The Mini Orca model's responses were not as detailed, and provided a more general description of the commands rather than step by step instructions.

Process: The response I got from my initial prompt in ChatGPT. I was very effective and I was smooth sailing until I tried to create the "You've made it to the center of the maze!" text file. The symbols in the file name were causing confusion in my command so that the command was staying open and I was no longer working in a particular directory. I was stuck with it saying "quote" in terminal. By asking the following prompts in ChatGPT I was able to finish my maze:

• "It is saying "quote" in terminal. How do I get out of that?" produced a response that explained why I was seeing "quote" in terminal and instructed me to press Enter to get out of it. This wasn't effective.
• "I'm pressing enter but not getting out of the quote state" produced a response that instructed me to press control + c to get back into working in directories, which was successful.
• "The following command is not working: touch "You've made it to the center of the maze!.txt" It says "event not found" Is there another way to handle filenames besides double quotes that would be more effective?" produced a response that included the following command: touch 'you''ve made it to the center of the maze!.txt' (note the two apostrophes in "you're). This command was successful.

Screenshot of my maze in Finder

Screenshot of Terminal

[Amoura23]

This assignment did not go at all smoothly for me. The first problem I encountered was in downloading gpt4all. None of the models would work on my device. I kept getting an error saying they were unsupported. I ended up having to use browser-based AI to continue. I used ChatGPT and AskCodi.

My prompt was: Tell me how to use Terminal to create a directory called "Labyrinth". Nest three directories inside called "The Bog of Eternal Stench", "The Oubliette", and "Jareth's Castle". Nest inside "The Bog of Eternal Stench" a file with the text "You're lost" on it. Nest inside "Jareth's Castle" a file with the text "You've made it to the center of the maze!" on it.

Both AI's gave me easy and affective instructions, up to the last step. It was a struggle to create a file that read "You've made it to the center of the maze!" I tried several solutions, at first it seemed like the quotations were the problem, then I tried a different name for the folder. Nothing was working. Using ChatGPT, I told it repeatedly that the instructions were not working until I finally got a solution that worked. This took several tries. AskCodi wanted me to just create a text file and open the file to add the text to it. This didn't suit my needs. Thus, ChatGPT was the better experience, however, both methods were difficult and rather frustrating.

My terminal:

ChatGPT solution to final task:

AskCodi solution to final task:

My maze:

My text files:

Although it was frustrating and a bit confusing to complete this task, it was exciting when it finally worked!

[kfata2]

I started this assignment by familiarizing myself with both chat AIs (I used ChatGPT and AskCodi) and the way they work and respond, as well as an introduction to command lines, since both of those things were unfamiliar to me. I started with Chat GPT, and will go through my process with that tool first!

ChatGPT
Again, I first asked it to just give me a basic overview of command lines, asking it the following:
Can you explain what command lines are to someone who has never done them before?

I also asked it to explain what iTerm was and what the basic commands I could use were!

Then I came up with the following prompt for my maze:
Can I have step-by-step instructions on how to create the following in iTerm 2? I want to create a directory called "Welcome to the Corn Maze" that has 3 directories nested inside. I want to name one "Sweet Corn," one "Popcorn" and one "Corn on the Cob." Inside the directory "sweet corn," I want a text file that says "You've made it to the center of the maze." Inside of "Corn on the cob," I want a text file that says "you're lost!"

Honestly, the instructions were pretty easy to follow from there!

Here are some screenshots from my maze:

At one point, I got a bit stuck because the terminal kept displaying "dquote>" which I didn't understand and didn't know how to remove. I asked ChatGPT:
Why is iTerm saying "dquote>"?
It explained to me how to solve the issue by completing the text string.

I was really frustrated last night when I was just trying to understand how to use iTerm 2, which was why I pivoted when I started the assignment tonight and first asked it to explain to me how to do command lines. I found that ChatGPT gave pretty clear instructions but didn't really explain why it was doing what it was doing or explain if it was using a shortcut or what different symbols meant. I think in terms of learning, I missed out on some coding language explanations that would probably help me with coding in the future!

AskCodi

I asked AskCodi the same prompt:
Can I have step-by-step instructions on how to create the following in iTerm 2? I want to create a directory called "Welcome to the Corn Maze" that has 3 directories nested inside. I want to name one "Sweet Corn," one "Popcorn" and one "Corn on the Cob." Inside the directory "sweet corn," I want a text file that says "You've made it to the center of the maze." Inside of "Corn on the cob," I want a text file that says "you're lost!"

AskCodi also gave simple and effective instructions. One thing I liked was that AskCodi gave a few explanations or other ways to do things such as: Create a text file named "maze.txt" with the desired content using a text editor such as nano, vi, or echo. For example, using nano, you can run the following command...

[rschneider98]

I am using GPT4All Model GPT4All Falcon.

Q: How do I create a directory in a command line?
A: To create a directory in a command line, you can use the mkdir command. For example, to create a directory called new_dir, you would type mkdir new_dir and press enter.

Q: How do I list all of the files in a directory in a command line?
A: To list all of the files in a directory in a command line, you can use the ls command. For example, to list all of the files in the new_dir directory, you would type ls new_dir and press enter.

Q: How do I create a file with contents in the command line?
A: To create a file with contents in the command line, you can use the touch command. For example, to create a file called new_file with the text Hello World!, you would type touch new_file and press enter.

Q: How to read a file in the command line?
A: To read a file in the command line, you can use the cat command. For example, to read the contents of the new_file file, you would type cat new_file and press enter.

Q: How to edit a file in the command line?
A: To edit a file in the command line, you can use the nano editor. For example, to edit the new_file file, you would type nano new_file and press enter.

Now asking the same questions to ChatGPTFree.AI.

Q: How do I create a directory in a command line?
A: To create a directory in a command line, you can use the "mkdir" command followed by the desired directory name. For example, if you want to create a directory named "my_directory", you would enter the command "mkdir my_directory" and press enter. This will create a new directory with the specified name in the current location of the command line.

Q: How do I list all of the files in a directory in a command line?
A: To list all the files in a directory using a command line, you can use the "ls" command. When you enter "ls" without any additional arguments, it will display a list of files and directories in the current directory. If you want to list the files in a specific directory, you can provide the directory path as an argument to the "ls" command. For example, to list the files in a directory named "my_directory", you would enter "ls my_directory" and press enter. This will display a list of files within that directory.

Q: How do I create a file with contents in the command line?
A: To create a file with contents in the command line, you can use a text editor or the "echo" command. Here are two methods:

1. Using a text editor:

• Open a text editor in the command line by entering the command followed by the desired file name. For example, to open a file named "my_file.txt" using the nano text editor, you would enter "nano my_file.txt" and press enter.
• This will open the text editor where you can type or paste the desired contents into the file.
• Save the file by pressing Ctrl + O, then press enter to confirm the file name, and finally exit the text editor by pressing Ctrl + X.

2. Using the "echo" command:

• Enter the "echo" command followed by the desired content within quotation marks. For example, to create a file named "my_file.txt" with the content "Hello, world!", you would enter "echo 'Hello, world!' > my_file.txt" and press enter.
• This will create a new file with the specified name and content in the current directory.

Remember to adjust the file name and content according to your needs.

Q: How to read a file in the command line?
A: To read the contents of a file in the command line, you can use various commands depending on your requirements. Here are a few commonly used commands:

1. "cat" command:

• Enter the "cat" command followed by the file name. For example, to read the contents of a file named "my_file.txt", you would enter "cat my_file.txt" and press enter.
• This will display the entire contents of the file in the command line.

2. "less" command:

• Enter the "less" command followed by the file name. For example, to read the contents of a file named "my_file.txt", you would enter "less my_file.txt" and press enter.
• This will display the contents of the file one page at a time. You can scroll through the file using the arrow keys and exit by pressing "q".

3. "more" command:

• Enter the "more" command followed by the file name. For example, to read the contents of a file named "my_file.txt", you would enter "more my_file.txt" and press enter.
• This will display the contents of the file one page at a time. You can scroll through the file using the spacebar and exit by pressing "q".

Q: How to edit a file in the command line?
A: To edit a file in the command line, you can use a text editor such as nano, vim, or emacs. Here are the general steps to edit a file using the nano text editor:

1. Open the file in the text editor by entering the command followed by the file name. For example, to open a file named "my_file.txt" using nano, you would enter "nano my_file.txt" and press enter.

2. This will open the file in the text editor, where you can make changes to the content.

3. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the desired location in the file and make the necessary edits.

4. Once you have finished editing, you can save the changes by pressing Ctrl + O. Press enter to confirm the file name if prompted.

5. Finally, exit the text editor by pressing Ctrl + X.

Please note that the specific commands and key combinations may vary depending on the text editor you are using. If you are using a different text editor like vim or emacs, the process may be slightly different.

Maze

I made the maze in my file system based on the first model's suggestions for commands.

Comparison

I feel like the local one provided very short answers and limited information in response to the questions. I could also tell that my computer was struggling to run the model (which was also a very large download at ~4GB). The second one provided a lot more context to the answers with examples. I thought that it was especially interesting that they both gave examples using nano instead of vi or vim for a CLI text editor, and that the second model also provided information on how to exit the text editor. They also provided incorrect information and in weird ways. The first chat bot suggested the touch command to create a file with contexts, but it just creates files and don't let you provide anything to put inside of them. And the second model said that the command "more" worked the same way as "less" (which I did not even know less was a command), and I find this to be a funny linguistic mix-up.

[aali32991]

Much like my classmates, this assignment did not go too well for me. It was a lot of trail and error. I soon discovered I am a noob when it comes to terminal commands. It took a lot of computer updates and downloads for me to make sure everything was working properly (which took half the night!). I used both GPT4All and ChatGPT. I was able to complete the assignment but I still feel like it's incomplete. I downloaded the GPT4All Falcon model and it was not forgiving. I often felt that I had to rephrase my questions to get a more solid response than what I did. There were times when the code wouldn't run with "You've made it to the center of the maze!" and I kept getting a "dquote" or "quote" error. When I would copy and paste my code from the terminal into GPT4All vs ChatGPT, I got a better response from ChatGPT and how to fix my code. I also found it kind of funny that GPT4All when asked how to make a series of nested files and directories, kept generating until I had to stop it manually. I'm glad to say that I at least was able to do the assignment to some degree of success.

[ap0110ck]

Unfortunately I could not get GPT4All to work on my personal computer, so I could only query the ChatGPT web client about command line functions. While the instructions seemed straightforward enough, when I would input the suggested commands on my own terminal, I was either getting error messages or not seeing the files in the domain where (I thought) I was directing them.

After this initial difficulty, I switched over to Dawson's Introduction to the Windows Command Line with PowerShell, which immediately cleared up the confusion. His instructions provided two key bits of information that I (and ChatGPT) had somehow overlooked: 1) the "current location" is what is indicated on the command prompt line, and more importantly, 2) the parent directory is C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME. After these preliminaries were out of the way, I was able to go about the creation of my maze with relative ease.

Attached below is a schematic I sketched before creating the actual directories and files, with screenshots from various command line attempts and the file maze itself.

[pptorchia]

AI & CLI Assignment #1

This assignment did not go well for me, and it has been a very frustrating experience trying to download what is needed to be able to do this assignment. I have been having trouble downloading GPT4All. Once I downloaded the client, I had trouble downloading the models. I didn't have many models to choose from. A great majority of the models didn't work with my PC specifications. It took over 2 hours to load the GPT4All Falcon model finally. It errored multiple times before downloading without any issues and seemingly worked properly.

I could use the GPT4All Falcon model once it was successfully downloaded, but I found that ChatGPT 3.5 worked so much better than GPT4All.

While experimenting with GPT4All just to work on learning commands to create a directory, create a file, and create nested directories, I got extremely frustrated with the responses provided by the AI. The AI kept giving me a response without enough instructions or explanation to understand how to create a directory. I altered my question prompts, and I altered the phrasing of my prompts, and I kept getting the same response without any variation. I didn't even explore how to create a file, create nested directories, or work on the assignment. I switched to GPTChat, which worked so much better for me. I could better understand the results from my prompts and successfully complete the tasks in CPTChat. Once I understood what I was doing better, I returned to GPT4All and worked through the assignment tasks in GPT4All.

In my best attempt to follow the assignment instructions, I am posting my final prompt for the AI applications. But my route to accomplishing the tasks for the assignment didn’t bring me straight to this prompt. I found that breaking out each command task into separate AI prompts was necessary. I accomplished the tasks in the assignment by performing each task individually in both a prompt for the AI and in Terminal.

AI Prompt: Full prompt that didn’t work in GPT4All
‘Using Terminal, what are the step-by-step instructions on how to create three nested directories with the names "nothing," "lost," and "success," and give me step-by-step instructions on how to create a text file with the text 'You're Lost!' in it. Then give me instructions on how to read the text from a text file.’

Results in GPT4All:

The results from ChatGPT 3.5 from the full prompt were much better for me:

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To create three nested directories with the names "nothing," "lost," and "success" and then create a text file with the text "You're Lost!" in it, and finally, read the text from the file, you can follow these step-by-step instructions using the Terminal (assuming you are using a Unix-like operating system like Linux or macOS):

1. Open your Terminal:
   You can usually find the Terminal application in your Applications folder (macOS) or use the "Search" feature (Linux). On Windows, you can use a program like PuTTY or Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
2. Navigate to the directory where you want to create the nested directories and the text file. You can use the cd command to change directories. For example, if you want to create them in your home directory:
   bashCopy code
   cd ~
3. Create the "nothing" directory:
   bashCopy code
   mkdir nothing
4. Change into the "nothing" directory:
   bashCopy code
   cd nothing
5. Create the "lost" directory inside the "nothing" directory:
   bashCopy code
   mkdir lost
6. Change into the "lost" directory:
   bashCopy code
   cd lost
7. Create the "success" directory inside the "lost" directory:
   bashCopy code
   mkdir success
8. Change into the "success" directory:
   bashCopy code
   cd success
9. Create a text file named "message.txt" with the text "You're Lost!" in it. You can use a text editor like nano, vim, or echo to do this. Here's an example using echo:
   bashCopy code
   echo "You're Lost!" > message.txt
   This will create the "message.txt" file with the desired text.
10. To read the text from the "message.txt" file, you can use the cat command:
    bashCopy code
    cat message.txt
    This command will display the text "You're Lost!" in your Terminal.
    That's it! You've created three nested directories and a text file with the specified text, and you've also read the text from the file.

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What worked best for me was taking each task individually and working through the process step-by-step. I created a directory named IS578 and learned how to change directories with the command cd. I also remembered that to go backward in a full path directory, to use the command cd... I then created 3 nested directories and named them ‘nothing,’ ‘lost,’ and ‘success.’ I then proceeded to create 2 text files with text in 2 separate directories. I found that doing these tasks individually worked better and helped me understand what was happening in the AI applications and in Terminal command display.

Here are the prompts and results in GPT4All:

A) Give me step-by-step instructions on how to create a series of nested directories.

B) Give me step by step instructions on how to create a text file with text in it.

C) How do I create a text file with the text ‘You’re Lost!’ in Terminal?

D) How do I read a file in Terminal?

I still found that GPT4All responses did not solve all of the command issues. Some of the results did not work properly. I still needed ChatGPT4 to provide me with the best results to accomplish all the assignment tasks.

Here are the results of the maze I was eventually able to create:

As I have already noted, I thought ChatGPT 3.5 was much better at helping with this assignment than GPT4All. I probably would not recommend to anyone to even use GPT4All. Other than providing useful and accurate results, ChatGPT 3.5 has the great feature of copying the command. While I preferred to type my commands, the copy feature does make this AI more useful. GPT4All did not provide accurate results that told me what I needed to know or understand. I don’t think I could have completed this assignment if I only had GPT4All to utilize.

GUI images of maze results:

Success Directory: You can see nested directories by looking at the full path at the top of the window.

This is the GUI image of the success text file:

[valarbonies]

AI & CLI Assignment #1

IS578 Intro to DH

Ocean V. Arboniés-Flores

I was fortunate enough to not have any issues with this assignment. The only setback I faced was my computer's incompatibility with GPT4all due to lack of memory space. For this reason, I decided to use ChatGPT as my starting AI coding tool.

My initial prompt:

Using the Windows terminal create a root directory called "Maze Game" that has three nested directories within. The first one should be called "First Path". The second one should be called "Second Path" and should have a have with the text "You're lost" on it. The third one should be called "Third Path" and must contain a file with the text “You’ve made it to the center of the maze!”

ChatGPT's response to this prompt was correct and led me to accomplish the assignment without any issue at all. The same happened when I gave AskCodi the same prompt.

Comparison of AI coding tools:

As I mentioned, both tools provided me with step-by-step instructions for the creation of my nested directory. They both led me to it successfully. However, in reading and comparing both responses I noticed that ChatGPT's response provided broad but direct directions, it had embedded in it other directions that one should already know given the nature of the prompt. AskCodi made apparent the small or assumed steps for a person to complete the task. It also broke down the components in numeric form. These observations of AskCodi make me perceive it as the more human centered designed of the two AI tools used.

ChatGPT Response:

Create the root directory "Maze Game"

mkdir "Maze Game"

Navigate into the "Maze Game" directory

cd "Maze Game"

Create the first nested directory "First Path"

mkdir "First Path"

Create the second nested directory "Second Path"

mkdir "Second Path"

Create a text file with the text "You're lost" inside "Second Path"

echo "You're lost" > "Second Path\message.txt"

Create the third nested directory "Third Path"

mkdir "Third Path"

Create a text file with the text "You’ve made it to the center of the maze!" inside "Third Path"

echo "You’ve made it to the center of the maze!" > "Third Path\message.txt"

AskCodi Response:

To create the root directory "Maze Game" with the three nested directories on the Windows terminal, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the Windows terminal.
2. Navigate to the desired location where you want to create the "Maze Game" directory. You can use the cd command to change the directory.
   For example, if you want to navigate to the desktop, you can use the following command:

   cd C:\Users\YourUsername\Desktop
   

3. Once you're in the desired location, use the mkdir command to create the "Maze Game" directory. Run the following command:

   mkdir "Maze Game"
   

4. Change the current directory to the "Maze Game" directory:

   cd "Maze Game"
   

5. Now, create the three nested directories.
   • For the "First Path":

     mkdir "First Path"
     

   • For the "Second Path" with the file containing the text "You're lost":

     mkdir "Second Path"
     echo "You're lost" > "Second Path\file.txt"
     

   • For the "Third Path" with the file containing the text "You've made it to the center of the maze!":

     mkdir "Third Path"
     echo "You've made it to the center of the maze!" > "Third Path\file.txt"
     

After running these commands, you will have the "Maze Game" root directory with the three nested directories and the respective files inside them.
Remember to replace "YourUsername" in step 2 with your actual Windows username.

Screenshot of maze:

Screenshot of Terminal:

[inyoung-j]

I used GPT4All Falcon, GPT4All Mini Orca, and GPT3.5(website).

1-1. This is my first try with Falcon:

However, I couldn't get the proper command lines for creating texts on the text file. I tried to change my questions to get proper instructions but failed.

This is my terminal screen:

The first result with Falcon:

1-2. The second try with Falcon:

Failed again:

So I downloaded Mini Orca to see if it would work better for me.

2. Mini Orca

I started with the same question:

Turned out to be not that useful. So I changed into a more step-by-step question:

However, it was hard to get a clear answer from Mini Orca about writing on a text file and navigating to a parent directory.

So I had to start over, improvise, and interpret the command lines to try by myself.

Although I tried to ask and get an answer from Mini Orca...

It didn't work.

I did my best and ended up with these files:

3. GPT3.5 (website)

I tried GPT3.5 online to see if it was my problem or the programs'.


Although there was a similar problem, it was solved very quickly.

It was much faster, easier, and interactive.

And the result was the best of all.

GPT4All was way too slow for me especially when I accessed it at home. It took about 3 days to complete the task, and I felt very stressed to rely on this unskilled program while I was a beginner without previous knowledge of it. On the other hand, GPT3.5 was very reliable and I was very satisfied with the efficient assistance. I didn't have to download files for it or wait continuously to get answers. If I need any help in the future, I would definitely go for the GPT3.5.

[AbigailMBarrett]

I used the online Chat GPT 3.5 as that is the one that my computer didn't hate
I started by asking GPT "how do you create nested directories on windows terminal"
Where they come back with these instructions

Then I followed these directions and created a nested directories on my desktop called DirectoryA/ DirectoryB/ DirectoryC/ DirectoryD

which didn't work because I used forward slash opposed to a back slash so then I tried again using the correct slash


I then used the dir /s command in the terminal to see if it worked
![Screenshot 2023-09-06 204818](https://github.com/ZoeLeBlanc/is578-intro-dh/assets/144292291/3c56909d-9e4e-4710-93f3-1cf66a293425
Then I typed "How do I add a text file in a Directory in windows terminal and then add text to it"
Chat GPT responded with this

I then tried to go to Directory D add the the "Your lost text" at first I had some trouble because I didn't realize I couldn't just navigate that Directory D without going though the Directories first so it took a minute to do that

One I figured that out I followed GPT instruction to add a text file

Then I decided to see test weather or not it worked but this time my navigating to my folders

Then I repeated it the same process but made "You've made it..." note in Directory B

One again decided to test weather or not It worked by going to my files

Final thoughts: Overall I found that chat GPT have me very simple and easy to follow instructions. The only thing that it didn't cover was how to navigate though the nested directories but that wasn't to difficult to work out and I probable could have asked chat GPT but I pretty quickly figured it out myself.

By Abigail Barrett

[eewatkins]

My code

Using ChatGPT

Prompt 1: How do I create a directory in a terminal?
Response: To create a directory (also known as a folder) in a terminal or command-line interface, you can use the mkdir command. Here's how to do it:

1. Open a Terminal: First, open your terminal or command prompt. The method for doing this can vary depending on your operating system. On Linux and macOS, you can typically find a Terminal application in your Applications or Utilities folder. On Windows, you can use the Command Prompt or PowerShell.

2. Navigate to the Desired Location (Optional): If you want to create the directory in a specific location, navigate to that directory using the cd (Change Directory) command. For example, if you want to create a directory called "my_folder" on your desktop, you can navigate to the desktop directory like this:

   cd ~/Desktop

   Replace ~/Desktop with the path to your desired location if it's different.

3. Create the Directory: Use the mkdir command followed by the name of the directory you want to create. For example, to create a directory called "my_folder," you would enter:

   mkdir my_folder

   If you are in the directory where you want to create the folder, you can simply provide the folder name without a path.

4. Verify the Directory was Created: You can verify that the directory was created by listing the contents of the current directory using the ls command (on Linux/macOS) or the dir command (on Windows):

   On Linux/macOS:

   ls

   On Windows:

   dir

   You should see your newly created directory listed.

That's it! You've successfully created a directory using the terminal. You can now use this directory to organize your files and perform various operations on it using command-line tools.

Prompt 2: How do I create a file within a directory in a terminal?
Response: To create a file within a directory using a terminal or command-line interface, you can use various text editors or the touch command to create an empty file. Here's how to do it:

Using the touch Command (to create an empty file):

1. Open a Terminal: Open your terminal or command prompt.

2. Navigate to the Desired Directory (Optional): If you want to create the file in a specific directory, navigate to that directory using the cd (Change Directory) command. For example, if you want to create a file called "my_file.txt" in your home directory, you can navigate there as follows:

   cd ~

3. Create the File with touch: Use the touch command followed by the name of the file you want to create. For example, to create a file named "my_file.txt," you would enter:

   touch my_file.txt

   If you are already in the directory where you want to create the file, you can simply provide the filename without a path.

4. Verify the File was Created: You can verify that the file was created by listing the contents of the current directory using the ls command (on Linux/macOS) or the dir command (on Windows):

   On Linux/macOS:

   ls

   On Windows:

   dir

   You should see your newly created file listed.

Using a Text Editor (to create and edit a file):

You can also create and edit a file within a directory using a text editor like nano, vim, or gedit. Here's how to do it with nano, a simple terminal text editor:

1. Open a Terminal: Open your terminal.

2. Navigate to the Desired Directory (Optional): Navigate to the directory where you want to create the file using the cd command.

3. Create and Edit the File with nano: Enter the following command to create and open a file in nano, replacing "my_file.txt" with your desired filename:

   nano my_file.txt

   This command will open the nano text editor with a blank file. You can start typing or paste text into this file.

4. Save and Exit: To save your changes and exit nano, press Ctrl + O (to write the file) and then press Enter. Then, press Ctrl + X to exit nano.

Now you've created a file within the directory using a text editor.

Choose the method that suits your needs and preferences. The touch command is handy for quickly creating empty files, while text editors like nano allow you to create and edit files simultaneously.

Prompt 3: How do I edit an existing text file with terminal?
Response: You can edit an existing text file in the terminal using various text editors. Some commonly used terminal text editors include nano, vim, and emacs. Here are instructions for using nano, which is a straightforward and beginner-friendly text editor:

1. Open a Terminal: Open your terminal or command prompt.

2. Navigate to the Directory Containing the File (Optional): If the file you want to edit is not in your current directory, navigate to the directory where it's located using the cd (Change Directory) command. For example, to navigate to your home directory, you can use:

   cd ~

3. Edit the File with nano: Use the nano command followed by the name of the file you want to edit. For example, to edit a file named "my_file.txt," you would enter:

   nano my_file.txt

   This command will open the "my_file.txt" file in the nano text editor.

4. Edit the File: You can now make changes to the file using the nano editor. Use the arrow keys to navigate, and type or paste your changes. nano provides on-screen instructions for saving and exiting the editor.

5. Save and Exit:

   • To save your changes, press Ctrl + O, then press Enter.
   • To exit nano, press Ctrl + X.

After you've saved your changes and exited nano, your text file will be updated with the edits you made.

Remember that there are more advanced terminal text editors like vim and emacs that have steep learning curves but offer powerful features. If you're interested in using them, there are plenty of tutorials available online to help you get started.

Using AskCodi

Prompt 1: How do I create a directory using terminal on Mac?
Response: To create a directory using the terminal on Mac, you can use the mkdir command. Open the Terminal application and follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the location where you want to create the directory. You can use the cd command to change directories. For example, if you want to create the directory in your home directory, you can use cd ~.

2. Once you're in the desired location, run the mkdir command followed by the name you want to give to the directory. For example, if you want to create a directory named "my_directory", you would type mkdir my_directory` and hit Enter.

3. The directory will be created in the current location specified. You can confirm its creation by using the ls command to list the files and directories in the current directory. Your new directory should appear in the list.

Remember, the mkdir command is used to create a single directory at a time. If you want to create multiple directories simultaneously, you can provide multiple directory names separated by spaces after the mkdir command. For example, mkdir dir1 dir2 dir3.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

Prompt 2: How do I create a file within a directory in a terminal?
Response: To create a file within a directory using the terminal on Mac, you can use the touch command. Here's how you can do it:

1. Open the Terminal application and navigate to the location where you want to create the file. Use the cd command to change directories. For example, if you want to create the file in your home directory, you can use cd ~.

2. Once you're in the desired location, run the touch command followed by the name you want to give to the file and its extension. For example, if you want to create a file named "my_file.txt", you would type touch my_file.txt and hit Enter.

3. The file will be created in the current location specified. You can verify its creation by using the ls command to list the files and directories in the current directory. Your new file should appear in the list.

If you want to create a file within a specific directory, make sure to navigate to that directory using the cd command before running the touch command.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

Prompt 3: How do I edit an existing text file with terminal?
Response: To edit an existing text file using the terminal on Mac, you can use a text editor like nano or vi. Here's how you can do it with nano:

1. Open the Terminal application and navigate to the directory where the text file is located using the cd command. For example, if your file is located in the Documents directory, you can use cd Documents to navigate to that directory.

2. Once you're in the desired directory, run the command nano filename.txt, where filename.txt is the name of the text file you want to edit. For example, if you want to edit a file named "my_file.txt", you would type nano my_file.txt and hit Enter.

3. The nano text editor will open, and you can now make changes to the text file. Use the arrow keys to navigate through the file.

4. Make the desired changes to the file and press Ctrl + O to save the changes. You may be prompted to confirm the filename. Press Enter to save the changes.

5. To exit the nano text editor, press Ctrl + X.

Note that if the text editor does not exist on your system, you may need to install it. For example, you can install nano using the Homebrew package manager by running brew install nano in the Terminal.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

Final results

Thoughts on the two models

Overall, I think AskCodi was much more user friendly and visually easier to work with. It eventually becomes a paid service, so that's something to keep in mind. GPT's responses were often long winded, and I found that specifying which OS you're working with helps shorten responses. The quality of the information on both platforms was equally helpful and the language used for both was clear.

[rubylm2]

I compared ChatGPT and Google's Bard (full prompts are included below). I used the same initial prompt "provide a how to for using the command line to create a series of nested directories".

ChatGPT provided options for both Unix-Based Systems and Windows which made me realized I should have been more specific in my prompt. Bard did not provide options. A comparison is shown in Image 1.

I moved on to the next prompt "now create a how to use the command line to create a text file with "you're lost" in one of the nested directories". Both chat bots suggested using a 'touch' and 'echo' command to which I received errors codes. ChatGPT was better at troubleshooting error codes when I pasted them back into the chat.

I was eventually successful with ChatGPTs follow up. Bard's follow up was semi-successful in that I was able to create a file but with no text in it. But I made it to the end!

Here are links to the full chats!

• Bard: https://g.co/bard/share/a1eb7a4f0516
• ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/share/cfe2a21a-29e0-47ef-bc51-ebd02759a243

[katwitzig]

I started by using ChatGPT 3.5 (online version), and I think it spoiled me a bit. Whereas ChatGPT would provide screenshot snippets to enhance the explanations (with the 'bash' examples using colors to help differentiate commands), the GPT4All options I tried either didn't do that (Mistral OpenOrca) or didn't do it quite as well (GPT4All Falcon) [screenshots in that order]:

Here is a .txt file of my final PowerShell script for creating the directories:
Windows PowerShell script.txt

I did include the prompts I entered when I, in attempting to add text to the files, typed "-Path" instead of "-FilePath". Fortunately, I was able to figure out the specific user error.

I did some practicing and deleting of folders, but I finally came up with the desired product: