diff --git a/e2e/components/apps/Terminal.spec.ts b/e2e/components/apps/Terminal.spec.ts
index 56b584f1..5b685b3d 100644
--- a/e2e/components/apps/Terminal.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/components/apps/Terminal.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { test } from "@playwright/test";
-import { TERMINAL_BASE_CD } from "e2e/constants";
+import { TERMINAL_BASE_CD, TERMINAL_TEST_FILE } from "e2e/constants";
 import {
   captureConsoleLogs,
   disableWallpaper,
   sendToTerminal,
   terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder,
   terminalDoesNotHaveText,
+  terminalFileMatchesPublicFile,
   terminalHasRows,
   terminalHasText,
   windowIsHidden,
@@ -18,34 +19,56 @@ test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => page.goto("/?app=Terminal"));
 test.beforeEach(windowsAreVisible);
 test.beforeEach(terminalHasRows);
 
-test.describe("has directories", () => {
-  test("has base current directory", async ({ page }) =>
-    terminalHasText({ page }, `${TERMINAL_BASE_CD}>`));
+test.describe("has file system access", () => {
+  test.describe("has current directory", () => {
+    test("has default base", async ({ page }) =>
+      terminalHasText({ page }, `${TERMINAL_BASE_CD}>`));
 
-  test("can change directories", async ({ page }) => {
-    await sendToTerminal({ page }, "cd /");
-    await terminalHasText({ page }, "/>");
+    test("can change directories", async ({ page }) => {
+      await sendToTerminal({ page }, "cd /");
+      await terminalHasText({ page }, "/>");
+    });
   });
-});
 
-test.describe("has directory listings", () => {
-  test("has base directory", async ({ page }) =>
-    terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder({ page }, TERMINAL_BASE_CD));
+  test("can read file", async ({ page }) => {
+    await sendToTerminal({ page }, `type ${TERMINAL_TEST_FILE}`);
+    await terminalFileMatchesPublicFile({ page }, TERMINAL_TEST_FILE);
+  });
 
-  test("has 'Program Files'", async ({ page }) =>
-    terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder({ page }, "/Program Files"));
+  test.describe("can read folder", () => {
+    test("has base directory", async ({ page }) =>
+      terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder({ page }, TERMINAL_BASE_CD));
 
-  test("has 'System'", async ({ page }) =>
-    terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder({ page }, "/System"));
+    test("has 'Program Files'", async ({ page }) =>
+      terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder({ page }, "/Program Files"));
 
-  test("has 'Users'", async ({ page }) =>
-    terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder({ page }, "/Users"));
+    test("has 'System'", async ({ page }) =>
+      terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder({ page }, "/System"));
+
+    test("has 'Users'", async ({ page }) =>
+      terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder({ page }, "/Users"));
+  });
+
+  test.describe("can write", () => {
+    test("can create file", async ({ page }) => {
+      const testFileName = "test.txt";
+
+      await sendToTerminal({ page }, `touch ${testFileName}`);
+
+      await sendToTerminal({ page }, "ls");
+      await terminalHasText({ page }, `0 ${testFileName}`);
+
+      await sendToTerminal({ page }, `ls ${testFileName}`);
+      await terminalDoesNotHaveText({ page }, "File Not Found");
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 test.describe("has commands", () => {
   test("can 'clear'", async ({ page }) => {
     await sendToTerminal({ page }, "echo hi");
     await terminalHasText({ page }, "hi", 2);
+
     await sendToTerminal({ page }, "clear");
     await terminalDoesNotHaveText({ page }, "hi");
   });
diff --git a/e2e/constants.ts b/e2e/constants.ts
index 3477e806..aa43dad4 100644
--- a/e2e/constants.ts
+++ b/e2e/constants.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const FILE_EXPLORER_ENTRIES_SELECTOR = `${FILE_EXPLORER_SELECTOR}>li`;
 export const FILE_EXPLORER_ENTRIES_FOCUSED_SELECTOR = `${FILE_EXPLORER_SELECTOR}>li${FOCUSED_ENTRY_SELECTOR}`;
 export const FILE_EXPLORER_ENTRIES_RENAMING_SELECTOR = `${FILE_EXPLORER_ENTRIES_SELECTOR}>button>figure>textarea`;
 export const TERMINAL_SELECTOR = `${WINDOW_SELECTOR}>${VIEWPORT_SELECTOR}>${APP_CONTAINER_SELECTOR}>.terminal`;
-export const TERMINAL_ROWS_SELECTOR = `${TERMINAL_SELECTOR}>.xterm-screen>.xterm-rows>div`;
+export const TERMINAL_ROWS_SELECTOR = `${TERMINAL_SELECTOR}>.xterm-screen>.xterm-rows>div:not(:empty)`;
 export const SHEEP_SELECTOR = `${DESKTOP_SELECTOR}>div>img[src^=data]`;
 
 export const CALENDAR_LABEL = /^Calendar$/;
@@ -249,4 +249,6 @@ export const OG_TAGS = [...OG_REQUIRED_TAGS, "description"];
 
 export const TERMINAL_BASE_CD = "/Users/Public";
 
+export const TERMINAL_TEST_FILE = `${TERMINAL_BASE_CD}/desktop.ini`;
+
 export const ROOT_PUBLIC_FOLDER = "public";
diff --git a/e2e/functions.ts b/e2e/functions.ts
index 42ad65c9..2f2b4a01 100644
--- a/e2e/functions.ts
+++ b/e2e/functions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { readdirSync, statSync } from "fs";
+import { readFileSync, readdirSync, statSync } from "fs";
 import { join } from "path";
 import {
   type Locator,
@@ -788,16 +788,6 @@ export const fileExplorerEntriesAreVisible = async ({
 }: TestProps): Promise<void> =>
   entriesAreVisible(FILE_EXPLORER_ENTRIES_SELECTOR, page);
 
-export const sendToTerminal = async (
-  { page }: TestProps,
-  text: string
-): Promise<void> => {
-  const terminal = page.locator(TERMINAL_SELECTOR);
-
-  await terminal.pressSequentially(text);
-  await terminal.press("Enter");
-};
-
 export const taskbarEntriesAreVisible = async ({
   page,
 }: TestProps): Promise<void> => entriesAreVisible(TASKBAR_ENTRY_SELECTOR, page);
@@ -805,11 +795,13 @@ export const taskbarEntriesAreVisible = async ({
 export const terminalHasText = async (
   { page }: TestProps,
   text: string,
-  count = 1
+  count = 1,
+  cursorLine = false
 ): Promise<void> => {
-  const terminalWithTextRows = page
-    .locator(TERMINAL_ROWS_SELECTOR)
-    .getByText(text);
+  const terminalRows = page.locator(TERMINAL_ROWS_SELECTOR);
+  const terminalWithTextRows = cursorLine
+    ? terminalRows.last().getByText(text)
+    : terminalRows.getByText(text);
 
   await expect(terminalWithTextRows).toHaveCount(count);
 
@@ -822,9 +814,22 @@ export const terminalHasText = async (
 };
 
 export const terminalDoesNotHaveText = async (
+  { page }: TestProps,
+  text: string,
+  cursorLine = false
+): Promise<void> => terminalHasText({ page }, text, 0, cursorLine);
+
+export const sendToTerminal = async (
   { page }: TestProps,
   text: string
-): Promise<void> => terminalHasText({ page }, text, 0);
+): Promise<void> => {
+  const terminal = page.locator(TERMINAL_SELECTOR);
+
+  await terminal.pressSequentially(text);
+  await terminalHasText({ page }, `>${text}`, 1, true);
+  await terminal.press("Enter");
+  await terminalDoesNotHaveText({ page }, `>${text}`, true);
+};
 
 export const terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder = async (
   { page }: TestProps,
@@ -845,6 +850,18 @@ export const terminalDirectoryMatchesPublicFolder = async (
   }).toPass();
 };
 
+export const terminalFileMatchesPublicFile = async (
+  { page }: TestProps,
+  file: string
+): Promise<void> => {
+  const fileLines = readFileSync(join(ROOT_PUBLIC_FOLDER, file))
+    .toString()
+    .split("\r\n")
+    .filter(Boolean);
+
+  await Promise.all(fileLines.map((line) => terminalHasText({ page }, line)));
+};
+
 export const terminalHasRows = async ({ page }: TestProps): Promise<void> =>
   expect(async () =>
     expect(await page.locator(TERMINAL_ROWS_SELECTOR).count()).toBeGreaterThan(