Free Command Line Basics Series is Complete!
Command Line 00 - IntroductionWhen you're just getting started with a new operating system you have to learn how to get around and perform basic actions like navigating the file structure reading and writing files and creating and deleting files and directories. The command line (once you're familiar with its commands) can be used to navigate a computer's file structure much faster than through the GUI (Graphical User Interface). It is also very helpful when working with a remote machine, like a web server. One stumbling block for many first time command line users is the fact that when you first startup your command line, you're just given a blank screen with a prompt where you can type in your command. Since there isn't anything to indicate what you should do next you have to already know the commands before you get started. This series will lay out some of the most basic command line commands. These are the ones you'll likely use every time you start up the command line. We'll take a look at the pwd, ls and cd commands to see where you are in your file structure what files and folders are in your current directory and moving to other directories. We'll create and edit text files with the VI application and learn the basics of utilizing VI. We'll learn how to move, rename, copy and delete files and folders with the mv, cp and rm commands. There are plenty of other commands you might want to know but this is an introductory class and a quick Google search will give you all of the information you need.
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If you're serious about building your Drupal site right, you'll find yourself looking into command line tools like Git and Drush.
If you don't work in the command line on a regular basis, that might be intimidating. Well, not any more!
This series is designed to be a primer on the command line basics, to get you comfortable enough with the command line that you can utilize command line tools without hesitation.
Once you've watched the series, you can move on to the Drush series to improve your Drupal-fu, and will be ready for the upcoming Git series (which will be awesome, by the way!)
When you're ready, you can watch the entire series, for free.
When you do, let me know if you have any questions or comments!