diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 #### Assume your present working directory is `$ ~/buffy`
 
 1. Make two directories inside `~/buffy`: `scoobies` and `vamps`
-<br><br><br>
+
+pwd
+mkdir scoobies vamps
 
 2. Make files in `scoobies` named `buffy.txt`, `giles.txt` and `angel.txt`
-<br><br><br>
+
+cd scoobies 
+touch buffy.txt giles.txt angle.txt
 
 3. Copy `angel.txt` into the `vamps` directory
-<br><br>
+
+pwd // assume I'm in scoobies directory
+cp angle.txt ~/wdi17/checkpoint/checkpoint1/vamps/
+
 
 4. Delete the `vamps` directory and everything inside it
-<br><br>
 
-### JS Variables
+cd ..
+rm -rf vamps 
 
+### JS Variables
+(pls see JS file)
 1. Assign the string "Jack" to a variable called `captain`
-<br><br>
+
+
 
 2. Using the `captain` variable, use string concatenation to form the string "Oh Jack, my Jack!", assigning it to a variable named `phrase`
-<br><br>
+
 
 
 ### JS Conditionals
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
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+++ b/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+console.log('checkpoint')
+
+
+/*
+#### Assume your present working directory is `$ ~/buffy`
+
+1. Make two directories inside `~/buffy`: `scoobies` and `vamps`
+
+pwd
+mkdir scoobies vamps
+
+2. Make files in `scoobies` named `buffy.txt`, `giles.txt` and `angel.txt`
+
+cd scoobies 
+touch buffy.txt giles.txt angle.txt
+
+3. Copy `angel.txt` into the `vamps` directory
+
+pwd // assume I'm in scoobies directory
+cp angle.txt ~/wdi17/checkpoint/checkpoint1/vamps/
+
+
+4. Delete the `vamps` directory and everything inside it
+
+cd ..
+rm -rf vamps 
+*/
+
+
+// JS Variables
+
+1. 
+
+var captain;
+
+captain = 'Jack';
+
+2. 
+
+var phrase = 'Oh ' + captain + ', my ' + captain + "!";
+
+// JS conditionals 
+
+1. 
+
+var souls = 3;
+var lifeRafts = 2;
+
+if (souls > lifeRafts) {
+	console.log ("SOS");
+}
+
+// Data Structures - JS Arrays
+
+var weekend = ['Saturday'];
+
+weekend.push('Sunday');
+
+weekend.unshift('Friday');
+
+var day = weekend[1];
+
+weekend.shift();
+
+
+// Data Structures - JS Objects
+
+var brain = {
+	energyLevel: 10
+};
+
+var energy = brain.energyLevel;
+
+brain.dream = 'electric sheep';
+
+brain.dayDream = { 
+	lunch: ['burger', 'beer'] 
+};
+
+brain.dayDream.lunch.push('pudding');
+
+
+// JS Functions
+
+function areaOfRect(height, width) {
+	return height * width;
+}
+
+var result = areaOfRect(3, 4);
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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