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Just an Introduction

Hello:
I was reading about GNU/Linux for some time and decided to give it a try. I had very old box -40G- that was useless in the Microsoft world and downloaded Ubuntu 8.04 and started exploring. Now I am using Ubuntu 8,10. Learning a new operating system is not easy at age 70, old habits are hard to break. I am so impressed I intend to entirely switch over as soon as I learn how to network hardwired and via wifi. I continue to be baffled with how to compose commands in the terminal and am looking for a place designed those who have never used the command line.
Part of the pleasure of GNU/Linux running Ubuntu is the community help and attitude. I have posted questions in the Getting Started Ubuntu Forum and within minutes received help. Quite impressive.

Jim Rimedio

Glad to hear you are enjoying Linux.

To learn to use the command line, I'd start with

Code:

$ man bash

followed by a list of all executables that you can use as a user

Code:

$ ls /bin /usr/bin

then just man each one ;)

Code:

$ man find

$ man ls

...

then combine them to create scripts and cool one liners.