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The command line. It strikes fear in the hearts of many a new Linux user. They open their terminals reluctantly, and there the prompt sits, with the cursor blinking in rhythm with their racing hearts. What does that blinking cursor want? It’s anticipating something… It wants something…
All right, so maybe it’s not horror motion picture material.
But it is intimidating for many new users. Navigating the command line might be a mystery to you, or maybe you’ve read a little about it and wonder: out of all those commands, which ones am I really going to use? Which ones are the most help in a given situation?
Either way, we’ve got you covered. These are the commands we’ve found are most useful to new users. They range from basic navigation to commands that are great for troubleshooting.
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