4. Essential Commands
A major component of working on a Linux system is the command-line environment. Often referred to as the command-line interface (CLI), this component of Linux provides a huge variety of tools. As a developer, you don’t have to learn how to use all of these tools, but knowing key command-line tools makes the task of developing code a much easier one.
This chapter focuses on the essential Linux commands that all developers should know. This chapter builds on what you learned in Chapter 2 (basic command-line execution) and Chapter 3 (filesystem management commands) and provides you with a solid foundation for working in a Linux command-line shell environment.
Command-Line Tools
At this point you might be wondering “Why command-line ...
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