Basics of Bash

Included in the course

Description

Command line is the first thing every developer faces when they start working on a *nix-based system, for example, Linux or macOS. Command line is an extremely powerful and flexible tool that is truly invaluable today. This course covers the basics of Bash — the most popular Unix shell.

Course program

• 1

  Navigating the file system

  Learn to move around the file system, list files and quickly go to your home folder.

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• 2

  Manipulating directories and files

  Learn how to create files and directories and remove them.

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  quiz

• 3

  Viewing files

  Learn to view files in few different ways, view changes in real time and filter data.

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  quiz

• 4

  Redirection and pipes

  Explore the ways to redirect the result of running a command into a file or vice versa. Also, learn about connecting commands with pipes.

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  quiz

• 5

  Viewing long files with pagers

  Learn how to view longer files, move through them, search patterns and more.

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  quiz

• 6

  History and man-pages

  Quickly access previous commands and get help.

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  quiz

• 7

  Making custom commands with aliases

  Learn how to create handy shortcuts for commands or combinations of commands.

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  quiz

• 8

  Environment variables

  Understand how environment variables work and how to make them useful for you.

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  quiz

• 9

  Additional resources

  Some materials the Hexlet team have picked up. This will give you a more in-depth understanding of the topic