Ubuntu 7.10 Linux Unleashed, Third Edition

Chapter 30. Command Line Masterclass

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• Why Use the Shell?

• Basic Commands

• Combining Commands Together

• Multiple Terminals

• Reference

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In the earlier years of Linux, people made a big fuss of the graphical environments that were available—they rushed to tell new users that you really did not need to keep going back to the command line to type things. Now Linux is more mature, people accept that the command line is still a reality, and a welcome one. While the GUI does indeed make life easier for day-to-day tasks, your options are limited by what the developers wanted you to have—you cannot bring commands together in new ways, and neither can you use any of the GUI features if, for example, your GUI is broken. ...