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All Basic Terminal Commands – Easy and with Examples

Even though modern Manjaro offers graphical SW for almost all daily tasks, the Terminal remains the primary place to carry out special tasks and advanced system management on Linux. Like almost all its users, I’ve never taken a course on it, nor has someone taught me how to use it. A simple explanation of approximately 30-40 commands can show a newbie how easy it is to work with, and that’s how we all start. We’ll separate these commands into basic and intermediate levels.

The sections in this chapter are as follows:

  • The most important commands for newbies
  • A bit of advanced (and still easy) commands
  • Getting advanced help directly in the Terminal

The most important commands for newbies ...

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