_Follow along with this video:_ --- ### More setup Make sure we are in the folder we created in the previous lesson. **Reminder**: We ran the following commands ``` mkdir foundry-f23 cd foundry-f23 ``` Now type the following commands: ``` mkdir foundry-simple-storage-f23 cd foundry-simple-storage-f23 ``` You can always make the `cd` command faster by pressing the `Tab` key after you type the first couple of letters from the destination name. `Tab` lets you autocomplete a lot of commands/paths. If you type `code .` a new instance of VS Code will open, having the `foundry-simple-storage-f23` as the default path. You can see the contents of this folder on the left sidebar. Try the following command: ``` touch randomFile.txt ``` This will create a `randomFile.txt` If you want to delete it type: ``` rm randomFile.txt ``` The terminal is pretty slick when it comes to moving/opening/creating directories/files, changing paths and generally running things. I recommend going through [this tutorial](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/command-line-for-beginners#1-overview) if you want to learn how to move extra fast. ### Creating a New Project The way you [create a new Foundry project](https://book.getfoundry.sh/projects/creating-a-new-project) is by running the `forge init` command. This will create a new Foundry project in your current working directory. If you want Foundry to create the new project in a new folder type `forge init nameOfNewFolder`. Keep in mind that by default `forge init` expects an empty folder. If your folder is not empty you must run `forge init --force .` Be sure to configure your username and email if you encounter errors related to Git configuration. ``` git config --global user.email "yourEmail@provider.com" git config --global user.name "yourUsername" ``` And that's it, your folder should look as follows: ::image{src='/foundry-simply-storage/7-create-a-new-foundry-project/Image1.PNG' style='width: 75%; height: auto;'} **But what does all this mean?** `lib` is the folder where all your dependencies are installed, here you'll find things like: - `forge-std` (the forge library used for testing and scripting) - `openzeppelin-contracts` is the most battle-tested library of smart contracts - and many more, depending on what you need/install `scripts` is a folder that houses all your scripts `src` is the folder where you put all your smart contracts `test` is the folder that houses all your tests `foundry.toml` - gives configuration parameters for Foundry More on these folders and files later. Please right-click `src`, click on `New File` and name it `SimpleStorage.sol`. Copy the code available [here](https://github.com/Cyfrin/foundry-simple-storage-f23/blob/main/src/SimpleStorage.sol). One last thing, please delete `Counter.s.sol`, `Counter.sol` and `Counter.t.sol`. These files are a set of basic smart contracts that Foundry provides as a default when you create a new Foundry project.