Ask HN: Best resources to learn linux terminal

Are you familiar with DOS batches? If so, you can try starting writing some automation on DOS and then translating them into shell scripts. It was the way I started.

If not, you can try writing some basic automation scripts. Look for all of the repetitive tasks (copies, opening programs, clearing temps) and try to automate them. You will, unavoidably, start feeling comfortable and knowing all of the tools.

The basics are simple. Do a search for a cheatsheet, do a quick look over on it and practice some of the commands. Use the command line a little every day until you get the hang of it.

cool. will try it out. thanks

read the manpages. Seriously. That, and do stuff that requires you to use the linux terminal.

For example, instead of clicking and using the GUI to extract tar files, try using `wget` and `tar`. then when you are more comfortable, try to do this in a pipeline.