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             notes:
             - for this tutorial we are creating a new repository
-            - mkdir ~/projects
-            - git init hello
-            - README.md
-            - src/hello.lang
-            - for #homework you init your existing projects *without* version
+            - at home you can `init` your existing projects *without* version
               control
           </section>
 
+          <section id="cli-create-repository-your-turn" data-markdown>
+            ## create a repository
+            ### your turn
+
+            1.  create a project called **hello**
+            1.  write a short `README` file
+
+            notes:
+            ```bash
+            mkdir ~/projects
+            git init hello
+            cd hello
+            $EDITOR README.md
+            ```
+          </section>
+
           <section id="cli-git-status" data-markdown>
             ## command line
             ### git status