Chapter 1. Absolute Basics
There’s stuff you just have to know. Chapter 1 has ten projects to get you started in Unix. Whereas Chapters 2 to 11 are practical exercises focused on specific tasks, “Absolute Basics” covers basic commands and theory, including the following essential topics:
The Terminal application and the command line. These, and the shell, form your day-to-day working environment, so it’s good to get to know them well.
Basic Unix commands and concepts. The essentials are covered to get you started.
The Unix manual. All commands are documented in the manual, albeit in a rather terse manner.
Bash and other shells. You’ll be talking to the shell more than anything else, so learn its language and take advantage of what the various shells ...
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