Learn just enough Linux to get things done
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Learn just enough Linux to get things done
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Re: Learn just enough Linux to get things done
#2In place of the "tabview" command (which is a non-standard, pip-installed program) a simple "column -t" would be less trouble for most users.
Re: Learn just enough Linux to get things done
#3In my project, I maintain 3 documents. The first one is a similar list of basic linux knowledge that people should learn when arriving on the project. The second is "UnixTipsAndPitfalls" where people should add new entries when they encounter usefull commands. The third one is about tar.
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#5This article should be named "Learn just enough Unix to get things done". Almost everything explained can be done on any Unix-like system like macOS and it's not exclusive to Linux.
Re: Learn just enough Linux to get things done
#6In my project, I maintain 3 documents. The first one is a similar list of basic linux knowledge that people should learn when arriving on the project. The second is "UnixTipsAndPitfalls" where people should add new entries when they encounter usefull commands. The third one is about tar.
You should make github gists of these.
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#7https://github.com/jlevy/the-art-of-command-line
Re: Learn just enough Linux to get things done
#8In my project, I maintain 3 documents. The first one is a similar list of basic linux knowledge that people should learn when arriving on the project. The second is "UnixTipsAndPitfalls" where people should add new entries when they encounter usefull commands. The third one is about tar.
Over years I've heard a lot of complains on tar being hard to use, but in real-life I really ever had to use only these two commands: tar zcvf and tar zxvf. It's actually quite easy to remember: tar Zip Compress Verbose File, and tar Zip eXtract Verbose File.
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#9Great list for starters. But getting real work done requires much more.
Having just walked through some basic steps with a novice, I can concur, modern linux is impossible without "recipes".
Just setting up a hello world web app can involve: ssh login to running instance, using curl to download the gcloud sdk, tar to unpack, sudo to install, systemctl to start local processes, useradd dedicated www, chmod and chroot to allow access, rsync to tranfer files, netcat to manage ports, etc.
For beginners, without a trusted hand to guide them, its beyond intimidating. These systems must become more accessible to the average human.
Re: Learn just enough Linux to get things done
#10In my project, I maintain 3 documents. The first one is a similar list of basic linux knowledge that people should learn when arriving on the project. The second is "UnixTipsAndPitfalls" where people should add new entries when they encounter usefull commands. The third one is about tar.
Over years I've heard a lot of complains on tar being hard to use, but in real-life I really ever had to use only these two commands: tar zcvf and tar zxvf. It's actually quite easy to remember: tar Zip Compress Verbose File, and tar Zip eXtract Verbose File.
add 'tar r' and 'tar u' to your arsenal.