Linux Command Line

Introduction to Linux commands and Shell scripting

Linux curated resources for more complete resources list, including tutorials for beginners
For more related resources, visit scripting course and my programming blog https://learnbyexample.github.io

Chapters

Linux Introduction
- What is Linux?, Why use Linux?, Where is Linux deployed?, Linux Distros, Linux resource lists
Command Line Introduction
- File System, Command Line Interface, Command Help, Do one thing and do it well
Files and Directories
- pwd, clear, ls, cd, mkdir, touch, rm, cp, mv, rename, ln, tar and gzip
Working with Files and Directories
- cat, less, tail, head, Text Editors, grep, find, locate, wc, du, df, touch, file, identify, basename, dirname, chmod
Text Processing
- sort, uniq, comm, cmp, diff, tr, sed, awk, perl, cut, paste, column, pr
Shell
- What is Shell?, Popular Shells, Wildcards, Redirection, Process Control, Running jobs in background
Shell Customization
- Variables, Config files, Emac mode Readline shortcuts
Shell Scripting
- Need for scripting, Hello script, Command Line Arguments, Variables and Comparisons, Accepting User Input interactively, if then else, for loop, while loop, Debugging, Resource lists

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- Even for pull requests, open an issue for discussion before submitting PRs
- or gitter group chat for discussion as well as for help/mentorship
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- or mail me at echo 'bGVhcm5ieWV4YW1wbGUubmV0QGdtYWlsLmNvbQo=' | base64 --decode

unix.stackexchange and stackoverflow - for getting answers to pertinent questions as well as sharpening skills by understanding and answering questions
Devs and Hackers - helpful slack group
Forums like /r/commandline/, Weekly Coders, Hackers & All Tech related thread - for suggestions and critique