Basic Linux Terminal Tips and Tricks: Learn to Work Quickly on the Command Line

© Philip Kirkbride 2020

P. KirkbrideBasic Linux Terminal Tips and Trickshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6035-7_1

1. Linux Primer

Philip Kirkbride¹ 

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Montreal, QC, Canada

 

Most people growing up today are introduced to computers through a graphical interface, whether it be through a video game console, a laptop, or an iPad. For most people’s interactions with computers are done through a graphical interface of some sort. Despite the popularity of graphical interfaces, most serious programming and system administration are still done at the command-line level.

Graphics keep getting better. Innovations like voice-activated computing, wearables, and IoT are introducing even more ways to interact with computers. New versions of popular operating systems ...