Just an Introduction

Rimedio · 02-16-2009, 09:51 AM

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

eco · 02-16-2009, 10:06 AM

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.