Work with Programs
Every command that you use on the command line, including merely listing files, involves running a program. (So, in fact, you’ve been using programs throughout this book!) However, some aspects of using programs on the command line aren’t entirely obvious or straightforward. In this chapter, I explain some of the different types of programs you may encounter and how to run them (and stop them).
I also show you how to edit files on the command line, and I talk about shell scripts, a special kind of program you can create to automate a sequence of tasks.
Learn Command-Line Program Basics
If you’ve been reading this book in order, you already know many basics of running programs on the command line. Each time you enter a command ...
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