Lessons by tag «terminal»

Learn about the difference between the terms “terminal” and “command shell”

Learn how to run programs as another user

Get to know pipes and learn how to build chains of programs

Learn how to create and modify files and directories

Course overview

Learn how to navigate through the history of previously entered commands

Find out what users and groups are needed for

Discover how to call programs in the command shell

Find out about the PATH environment variable and the search mechanism for executable files

Learn about the history of multiuser operating systems

Learn how to navigate the file system

Explore the file structure of *nix systems

Learn to view file contents

Learn how to search for information in files without opening them

Learn to edit files in Nano and Vim

Discover the concept of streams

Learn about environmental variables and what they're used for

Learn how to read and understand file access

Learn the basic method for installing programs on *nix systems