Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing.

Episode 47 - Starting Out Commands for beginners

I cover some of the most basic Linux commands a new user is likely to want to learn and play with. This includes pwd, cd, ls, echo, cat, cp, mv, rm, and touch. We're just scratching the surface here...

Episode 46 - cd and select aliases

We go through the 'cd' command, its options, and some useful aliases. We also cover some of the "universal" options for most Linux commands.

Episode 45: which and tldr

Discussion of the 'which' and 'tlrd' commands. Thank you for the comments.

Episode 44: I'm back, and 'grep'

You get to find out why I've been absent for so long. Also, we'll take a mild dive into the grep command. Cheers!

Five basic Linux commands

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Episode 42: lr function, commands ls and rsync

Episode 41 - Virtual Machines, CLI Functions, tldr

What Virtual Machines are good for (evaluating Linux distros) and which ones to use. An example of how and why to use a Bash function. Overview of manual pages and the tldr command.

Episode 40 - Bash Aliases vs. Functions

What is an alias? How to create them. What is a function? How to create them. Some miscellany along the way... :-)

Episode 39 - Command Line Pipes and other useful info

We will go through a detailed example of how to string commands together on the command line using pipes.

Episode 38 - Shell Variables

This continues from Episode 37 on the terminal shell