# Lesson1 - creating .jl file and running it from Julia

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Your file seems to lie in `/Users/kassen/Desktop/<somefolder>/Example.jl` whereas Julia by default starts in your home directory, i.e. `/Users/kassen`. You have a few options to get things working:

1. Use absolute path: `include("/Users/kassen/Desktop/<somefolder>/Example.jl")`
2. `cd` into the directory of the file: `cd("/Users/kassen/Desktop/<somefolder>")` followed by `include("Example1.jl")`.
3. Start Julia in the directory `/Users/kassen/Desktop/<somefolder>/` in the first place: use e.g. Terminal or iTerm2 to navigate to the folder and then start julia with the `julia` command.

Merry Christmas! 🙂

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