Getting Started with Google Gemini CLI Installation: Usage and Real-world Applications
Workshop recording
Dr. Alvaro Cintas PhD AI Professor
7 chapters · 51m · Beginner
About this course
Install and use Gemini CLI to generate, edit, document, and organize project files from the terminal with practical command-line workflows.
What you'll learn
- Install Gemini CLI Install the CLI with Node.js and npm, then authenticate with a Google account or API key.
- Navigate the Terminal Workflow Start Gemini from the right project folder and use natural-language prompts, slash commands, and shell commands effectively.
- Manage Project Context Add specific files to context so Gemini can inspect, explain, and modify code without scanning unnecessary project files.
- Edit Code with AI Generate, edit, debug, and improve project files directly from terminal prompts with approval-based changes.
- Use Built-in Tools Use built-in tools to read files, search text, fetch web content, run commands, and reason across larger codebases.
- Automate Practical Tasks Create README files, organize folders, analyze images, rename assets, and support GitHub-related command workflows.
Course curriculum
1 part · 7 chapters