Linux Command Line

Introduction to Linux commands and Shell scripting

• Linux curated resources for more complete resources list, including tutorials for beginners
• For more related resources, visit scripting course

Chapters

• Linux Introduction
  • What is Linux?, Why use Linux?, Where is Linux deployed?, Linux Distros, Linux resource lists
• Command Line Introduction
  • File System, Command Line Interface, Command Help, Do one thing and do it well
• Files and Directories
  • pwd, clear, ls, cd, mkdir, touch, rm, cp, mv, rename, ln, tar and gzip
• Working with Files and Directories
  • cat, less, tail, head, Text Editors, grep, find, locate, wc, du, df, touch, file, identify, basename, dirname, chmod
• Text Processing
  • sort, uniq, comm, cmp, diff, tr, sed, awk, perl, cut, paste, column, pr
• Shell
  • What is Shell?, Popular Shells, Wildcards, Redirection, Process Control, Running jobs in background
• Shell Customization
  • Variables, Config files, Emac mode Readline shortcuts
• Shell Scripting
  • Need for scripting, Hello script, Command Line Arguments, Variables and Comparisons, Accepting User Input interactively, if then else, for loop, while loop, Debugging, Resource lists

Contributing

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  • Even for pull requests, open an issue for discussion before submitting PRs
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ebook

• Read as ebook on gitbook
• Download ebook for offline reading - link

Acknowledgements

• unix.stackexchange and stackoverflow - for getting answers to pertinent questions as well as sharpening skills by understanding and answering questions
• Devs and Hackers - helpful slack group
• Forums like /r/commandline/, Weekly Coders, Hackers & All Tech related thread - for suggestions and critique

License

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