securitybreach Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I know most of us are pretty familiar with the command line but I figured I would post this nice beginner's command line tutorial I just ran across for those that are not: A Command Line Primer for Beginners The command line isn't just for wise Linux beards. It's actually an awesome tool with almost limitless functionality. Here's a primer on how it works, and how you can do almost anything with it. Note: This article is meant for people who are either new to the command line or only have a couple of command-line tricks up their sleeve. If you're already conversant with most basic commands, you can send this article to others that still aren't up to your skill level and spread the good word about how great the command line really is. What Is the Command Line? The command-line interface, sometimes referred to as the CLI, is a tool into which you can type text commands to perform specific tasks—in contrast to the mouse's pointing and clicking on menus and buttons. Since you can directly control the computer by typing, many tasks can be performed more quickly, and some tasks can be automated with special commands that loop through and perform the same action on many files—saving you, potentially, loads of time in the process. The application or user interface that accepts your typed responses and displays the data on the screen is called a shell, and there are many different varieties that you can choose from, but the most common these days is the Bash shell, which is the default on Linux and Mac systems in the Terminal application...... http://lifehacker.co...almost-anything 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Good stuff at Lifehacker occasionally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrat Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Great article. I learned a few things. As usual, some of the comments are gold: Only thing a beginner should be typing in a command line is "exit" And more CLI fun: http://uni.xkcd.com/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichase Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Even with being some what comfortable with the command line, these simple beginner lessons still do show or remind you of things that you may not have known or have forgotten. Always good info. Thanks for posting Josh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Only thing a beginner should be typing in a command line is "exit" With just a few weeks' practice, they could probably master CTRL + D, also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share Posted September 28, 2013 Even with being some what comfortable with the command line, these simple beginner lessons still do show or remind you of things that you may not have known or have forgotten. Always good info. Thanks for posting Josh. No problem, glad to see you back around these parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Found a handy tip that may be useful for folk. Did not know where to place it so looked through the site to try and find somewhere. Found these three threads, https://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?/topic/17727-bashrc/&tab=comments#comment-216281 https://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?/topic/21347-amazing-bashrc/&tab=comments#comment-254698 https://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?/topic/29804-my-new-~bashrc/&tab=comments#comment-280817 but they did not seem right so posted here. I think I am a tad dyslexic as I make some very strange mistakes when typing. This can be a real pain on the command line and i think most folk make simple mistakes when typing on the command line. This simple tip will help, simply place this in your .bashrc. # Correct dir spellings shopt -q -s cdspell I was a tad dubious as I have " ls " and " sl " in my bash commands. Would this tip interfere with either ? My /home contains a folder called " Downloads " and I often just type " downloads " Would the tip automatically sort out my error ? Only one way to find out, trial and error it is then. Put brain in gear befor pressing enter10:18:35-->Fri May 29-->~ -->cd downloads Downloads Put brain in gear befor pressing enter10:19:17-->Fri May 29-->Downloads -->cd /eetc /etc Put brain in gear befor pressing enter10:20:21-->Fri May 29-->etc -->cd cup cups Put brain in gear befor pressing enter10:22:11-->Fri May 29-->cups -->ls classes.conf cups-files.conf printers.conf.O cups-browsed.conf cups-files.conf.default snmp.conf cupsd.conf cups-pdf.conf snmp.conf.default cupsd.conf.default ppd ssl cupsd.conf.O printers.conf subscriptions.conf Put brain in gear befor pressing enter10:22:22-->Fri May 29-->cups -->sl Put brain in gear befor pressing enter10:22:33-->Fri May 29-->cups -->cd ~/.BOICN /home/bloodaxe/.BOINC Put brain in gear befor pressing enter10:27:18-->Fri May 29-->.BOINC --> As you can see the tip works well auto correcting some pretty bad mistakes. If you make a mistake you do not have to do anything extra, the terminal shows that a mistake has been made but you just press enter as normal so your flow is not interrupted.Oh and ls and sl work the train still runs. Found the information here, https://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Setting_shell_options 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 You just have to get used to using the tab key for spelling. I haven't used more than 2-3 letters to spell out a directory, command or a file in years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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