Awesome command-line example: finding duplicate files (Live!)
This (my first!) live-stream is going to break down a useful command-line command I built and show you the power of knowing a few simple command-line tools.
Command Line Basics
Command Line / Terminal Basics 5: Finding new commands
In this video we look at how we can use the “apropos” and “whatis” commands to find out about new commands, and we study “man” pages in a bit more detail
Command Line/Terminal Basics 4: Cats (More or Less)
This video shows you the basic tools for viewing files from the command line: “cat”, “more” and more’s successor “less”
Command Line/Terminal Basics 3: Autocomplete and command history
In this terribly exciting video we speed up our command line use by learning about autocomplete and command history. Woo hoo! (Contains possibly genuinely exciting content!)
Command Line/Terminal Basics 2: Directories
In this video we’ll look at how to use folders, known as directories when on the command line. We’ll learn to navigate around the directory tree, create and remove directories, and recap on listing contents.
Command Line/Terminal basics 1: Getting started and finding how commands work with ‘man’
After a request from a friend, I’m going to try and do a series of videos on the command line/terminal for beginners. In this first video, we fire up the terminal, discover a bit about directories and commands, and learn how to find out what commands do and how they work using the “man” (manual …
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