Learning Linux -- Article Directory

Introduction

• Linux - A Brief History
• The Linux/Unix File System
• Linux Shells - Specifically the BASH Shell

Linux Commands

• Linux - Commands, Arguments, and Options
• Linux - Man Pages
• Linux Commands - Viewing the Current Directory 'pwd' and 'ls'
• Linux - Changing Directories with the 'cd' Command
  
• Linux - Finding A File
• Linux - Changing File Permissions with 'chmod' Command
• Linux Commands - Creating and Deleting Files and Directories
• Linux File Name Globbing with *, ?, [ ]
• Linux Commands - Deleting Files and Directories (part 2)
• Linux - Viewing Files with Cat and Less
• Linux - Tar Command Archiving Files
• Linux - Compressing Files With gzip and bzip2
• Linux - I/O and Redirection
• Linux - Concatenating and Appending Files
• Linux - Piping
  
• Linux - Info Command 

Shell Scripting 

• Introduction
  
• Variables
• Arithmetic and Relational Operators
• An Example 
• Command Line Arguments 
• Aliases
• Displaying Text from Shell Script  
• A Simple Backup Script
• Reading From Keyboard
• Variables in Output
• If Statements
• For and While Loops  
• Shell Scripting Expressions/Substrings    

 

Handy Things to Know

• Linux - Environment Variables
• Linux - Changing Your Prompt String
• Linux - Processes
  
• Linux - Editing Files With Vim (vi)