The Linux Command Line

In this chapter, we will introduce you to the most fundamental concepts when starting to work with the Linux command line. It is a very powerful and efficient tool with which you can execute the various actions that you'll generally require when using Linux. A plethora of shortcuts and tricks will help you to navigate the command line more efficiently.

In this chapter, we'll walk you through the following:

  • Shell globbing
  • Redirecting and piping
  • The grep, sed, and awk commands
  • Navigating files and folders in a Linux system

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