task-help: Command line programs

[Two Ducks <twoducks@globalserve.net>]

I have been writing a few small example task-help docs for command line
programs (as in cp, rm, mv and the like). I do not like the wording at the
beginning of them, though. Any comments?

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The following steps change the current directory within an xterm.
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  1. Open an xterm
  2. Type the following at the xterm prompt:
        cd name
      where name is the name of the directory you wish to move into.
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I keep referencing xterms. Should I be assuming there ARE xterms (as in a
window manager is in use) or should I be keeping in mind text consoles.
Would our audience be using text consoles?

I also am having difficulty explaining these sorts of things, assuming the user
understands the file space. Is there a tutorial available anywhere on
file systems which is understandable to newbies?

Ken