Getting Started with Bash: A Beginner's Guide to Linux Command Line

Bash

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So if you are new to Linux or planning to get your self dirty with Linux this post is for you. 

Now a little bit of history lesson and some things to keep in your mind.

Bash is not the one and only CLI language used in Linux, but it is the most popular one. Why it is so popular, well it is the default shell for majority of Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Fedora and many more. Also Bash is highly compatible with other Unix-like systems which means that scripts written in Bash can often be easily ported to other platforms, such as macOS or BSD. in addition to to this it's rich feature set including variables, loops, functions and whole lot more allows complex command line operations. Because of that it is used as the primary language for System Administration tasks. Finally  and most importantly Bash has a huge community built around it and a whole lot of resources including tutorials, forums for you to learn and solve problems.

Let's start. Choose one method out 3 given.

1.For people who loves to watch videos and follow along.

Bash for Beginners

Here is a free 2-hour course covering the basics of bash done by Gwyn and Josh. this course covers basics for you to start with bash and even help you to write your first bash script.


2.If you prefer to read and understand.


NDG Linux Unhatched

Here is course offered by CISCO Networking Academy called NDG Linux Unhatched. Well the beauty of this course is you don't have to keep to separate tabs to watch the video and follow along because this course provides a dedicated Linux environment on the same window where you follow the course content. Also this is totally free.

3.For book worms out there.


Linux Basics for Hackers

Read the first 11 chapters of LINUX BASICS FOR HACKERS. Rest of the chapters are also fine but they are more towards hacking basically more into Cyber Security.

At this point I assume your have chosen the method to follow along. 

Now follow a study plan , use Pomodoro Technique to improve efficiency.


What's next?

Well this is quite depend on what you need to do with bash, if you are planning to land a job like System Administrator , DevOps Engineer or Cloud Engineer I should say you have more to polish abut that doesn't mean you can't land a job, may be a junior level position or for an internship knowledge you gained is more than enough. Here is list of other resources I found interesting and covers advaned level topics in Linux for you to follow along.

Extra Resources






That's it.

Have an absolutely wonderful day...!!!
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