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Linux Command Line Basics

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Quick Introduction to Linux Command Line
Linux Command Line Basics

Quick Introduction to Linux Command Line

Learn the basics of Linux commands in this short introductory course. Also contains videos.

· Ted LeRoy

Navigating the Bash Shell
Linux Command Line Basics

Chapter 7: Navigating the Bash Shell

Learn to navigate your way through the bash shell using tab completion, utilizing history among other things in this lesson.

· Abhishek Prakash

Common Linux commands
Linux Command Line Basics

Chapter 6: Common Linux Commands

In order to unleash the true power of Linux, you have to get comfortable working at the command line. In this lesson, you’ll learn some of the most common commands, so you’ll understand when you see them in future lessons, and you’ll be comfortable working with them on your own.

· Abhishek Prakash

Root user in Linux
Linux Command Line Basics

Chapter 5: Super Special Root User

In this lesson, we’ll look at what the root user is, why the root user is so special, and how to work with root permissions.

· Abhishek Prakash

Case Sensitivity in Linux
Linux Command Line Basics

Chapter 4: Case Sensitivity in Linux

Linux command line is quite sensitive when it comes to using upper and lower cases.

· Abhishek Prakash

Linux man page
Linux Command Line Basics

Chapter 3: Understanding Man Pages

Since the man pages are on almost every Linux system, and they’re a well established, authoritative source of help and information, we’ll be having a closer look at them in this lesson.

· Abhishek Prakash

Introduction to shell
Linux Command Line Basics

Chapter 2: Introduction to Shell

In this lesson, we’ll look at what Shells are, what the BASH shell is, and why they’re important.

· Ted LeRoy

Linux terminal intro
Linux Command Line Basics

Chapter 1: Getting Your Way Around the Linux Terminal

Get familiar with the Linux command line interface and learn to navigate your ways around it.

· Abhishek Prakash