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# Make certain that you are in a command terminal on your <u>local</u> computer (i.e. '''NOT''' in your Matrix account).<br><br>
# Issue a command (Windows or Linuxdepending on your OS) to confirm that you are located in the '''local''' directory in your home computer.<br><br>
# If you are in MS Windows, open the <span style="color:blue;font-family:courier;font-weight:bold;">NotePad</span> application to create a text file<br>(otherwise: use another text editor like <b>vi</b> or <b>nano)</b><br>.
# Enter a few lines of text, and then click on the <b>File</b> menu and select <b>save as</b><br>(save as the filename <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">thefile.txt</span> in your <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">local</span> directory) and then <b>exit</b> the <i>Notepad</i> text editor.<br><br>If you using another OS, then save-as using the same filename and directory location for the text editor you are using.<br><br>
