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Learn the Command Line

Become productive in the terminal: navigation, files, permissions, pipes, text processing, and shell scripting.

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Basics

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    Navigation

    Move around the filesystem and inspect directories from the terminal

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    Files and Directories

    Create, copy, move, and delete files and folders from the shell

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    Permissions

    Understand and change read, write, and execute permissions on files

Power Tools

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    Pipes and Redirection

    Connect commands and control where their input and output go

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    Text Processing

    Search, filter, and transform text with grep, sed, and friends

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    Environment Variables

    Store and use configuration values in your shell environment

Automation

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    Processes

    View, control, and stop running programs from the terminal

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    Shell Scripting

    Automate tasks by writing reusable scripts in Bash