Docs: Rename "Getting Started" to "Quick Start" & update it · gulpjs/gulp@6a0fa00
1+<!-- front-matter
2+id: quick-start
3+title: Quick Start
4+hide_title: true
5+sidebar_label: Quick Start
6+-->
7+8+# Quick Start
9+10+If you've previously installed gulp globally, run `npm rm --global gulp` before following these instructions. For more information, read this [Sip][sip-article].
11+12+### Check for node, npm, and npx
13+```sh
14+node --version
15+```
16+![Output: v8.11.1][img-node-version-command]
17+```sh
18+npm --version
19+```
20+![Output: 5.6.0][img-npm-version-command]
21+```sh
22+npx --version
23+```
24+![Output: 9.7.1][img-npx-version-command]
25+26+If they are not installed, follow the instructions [here][node-install].
27+28+### Install the gulp command line utility
29+```sh
30+npm install --global gulp-cli
31+```
32+33+34+### Create a project directory and navigate into it
35+```sh
36+npx mkdirp my-project
37+```
38+```sh
39+cd my-project
40+```
41+42+### Create a package.json file in your project directory
43+```sh
44+npm init
45+```
46+47+This will guide you through giving your project a name, version, description, etc.
48+49+### Install the gulp package in your devDependencies
50+```sh
51+npm install --save-dev gulp
52+```
53+54+### Verify your gulp versions
55+```sh
56+gulp --version
57+```
58+![Output: CLI version 2.0.1 & Local version 4.0.0][img-gulp-version-command]
59+60+### Create a gulpfile
61+Using your text editor, create a file named gulpfile.js in your project root with these contents:
62+```js
63+function defaultTask(done) {
64+// place code for your default task here
65+done();
66+}
67+68+exports.default = defaultTask
69+```
70+71+### Test it
72+Run the gulp command in your project directory:
73+```sh
74+gulp
75+```
76+To run multiple tasks, you can use `gulp <task> <othertask>`.
77+78+### Result
79+The default task will run and do nothing.
80+![Output: Starting default & Finished default][img-gulp-command]
81+82+[sip-article]: https://medium.com/gulpjs/gulp-sips-command-line-interface-e53411d4467
83+[node-install]: https://nodejs.org/en/
84+[img-node-version-command]: https://gulpjs.com/img/docs-node-version-command.png
85+[img-npm-version-command]: https://gulpjs.com/img/docs-npm-version-command.png
86+[img-npx-version-command]: https://gulpjs.com/img/docs-npx-version-command.png
87+[img-gulp-version-command]: https://gulpjs.com/img/docs-gulp-version-command.png
88+[img-gulp-command]: https://gulpjs.com/img/docs-gulp-command.png