Command Line Tute
Welcome to Command Line Tute!
Learning to use the command line can be difficult, but this tutorial will take you through enough steps to be comfortable using the command line.
Read this tutorial as an online book
What is the command line?
Put simply, the command line is the line in the terminal into which a user types commands.
Here's what it looks like:
But why bother learning the command line?
1. Productivity
The command line is available on all computers.
- connect to remote databases
- update remote server files
2. Some other reasons
Here are some examples of some neat things we can do in the command line.
But why another tutorial on the command line?
Yep, there are lots of tutorials out there already - and I learnt so much from reading and following many tutorials and articles.
As I delved deeper into the command line, I took notes from my gleanings and pickings - that's one of the ways I learn new things. I wanted to consolidate my scattered notes into a single repository, and decided to turn it into a tutorial - I hope you find it helpful!