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# Essential Linux
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# Introduction to Linux
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## Introduction to Linux
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### Where does Linux originate from?
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## Where does Linux originate from?
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* The spiritual mother of Linux is [Unix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix).
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* [POSIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX) is not an OS in itself but a **standard**.
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* Which OS's are [POSIX compliant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX#POSIX-oriented_operating_systems)
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### Who is behind this project?
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## Who is behind this project?
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* Who is [Richard Stallmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman)?
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* Who is [Linus Torvalds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds)?
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### What is the deal with 'GNU-slash-Linux'?
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## What is the deal with 'GNU-slash-Linux'?
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* [GNU/Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/Linux_naming_controversy) controversy
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* What is a [kernel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system))
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### Where can you *get* some Linux?
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## Where can you *get* some Linux?
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* You probably already have a Linux computer running at [home](https://opensource.com/article/19/8/everyday-tech-runs-linux)!
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### Debian
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## Debian
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* [Reasons](https://www.debian.org/intro/why_debian) to choose Debian.
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* Why is Debian called [the universal operating system](https://www.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/22j0wf/so_why_debian_is_called_the_universal_operating/)?
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* [comparison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_instruction_set_architectures) of CPU architectures
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* [download](https://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst) Debian
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## How to create a virtual machine
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# How to create a virtual machine
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In order to run virtual machines, or VM's, we need a **host** program.
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One of the most popular ones out there is called `virtualbox`.
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</details>
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## Breakdown of the Debian installation
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# Breakdown of the Debian installation
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All right, enough talking, let's get started!
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I'll install a full blown and modern graphical Debian machine and I would like you to **not** do it yourself but take **notes** on each step so you'll be able to reference your notes later **when** I ask you to install a machine yourself.
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</details>
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### Exercise
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# Exercise
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OK, now it's up to you!
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Please install a Debian machine with the default graphical environment.
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How can you tweak the system settings such as language, keyboard, networking?
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Can you install extra software?
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## Quick look at an idle system
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# Quick look at an idle system
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You can inspect the system by running the *gnome task manager*.
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It lists all your running processes, sorted by CPU percentage, in the first tab which can give you a good idea of what's happening on your system.
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</details>
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## Package managers
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# Package managers
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What is a [package manager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager)
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### Graphical installation
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## Graphical installation
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Modern Linux has come a long way and it's now quite usable without any command line knowledge.
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We can install extra software from the graphical environment if we want.
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</details>
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### Command line installation
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## Command line installation
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```bash
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waldek@hellodebian:~$ htop
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### Adding a secondary desktop environment
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## Adding a secondary desktop environment
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During the initial installation we where offered a choice of desktop environments to install.
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This menu was an actual program called `tasksel` we can run again to add different ones!
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## Changing the runlevel
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# Changing the runlevel
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The **first** process started by the kernel can be discover by `htop` and is `/usr/sbin/init`.
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This is rather vague but we can find out a *bit* more about this program via `ls` which we'll get into more detail later.
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waldek@hellodebian:~$ sudo reboot now
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```
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## Exercise
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# Exercise
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Please create a second virtual machine and install a **minimal** Debian.
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Minimal means **no graphical environment**.
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Once these are installed have a look at the running services and programs via `htop` and compare it to both your graphical installation **and** your graphical install but running in `multi-user.target`.
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## Guest additions
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# Guest additions
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Let's make our user experience a bit nicer.
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Virtual machines can *integrate* with the host machine more fluently when you install the guest additions in the VM.
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## Introduction to the command line
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# Introduction to the command line
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We'll be using a few new *words* to reference the command line such as *shell*, *bash* and *terminal* through out the course.
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They all pretty much mean the same thing but with some small, and not so important, differences between them.
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It's also an executable but not compiled, it's a *POSIX shell script*.
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So not all programs *are* created equally?
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### Compiled vs interpreted
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## Compiled vs interpreted
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Executing a file, or program, means you take this file and tell the computer it needs to execute the actions that are stored in the file.
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Compiled programs contain actual [instructions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruction_set_architecture#Instructions) the computer understands out of the box.
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So when you execute a script each line of code is converted to machine instructions on the spot.
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This makes scripts easier to write but slower at execution.
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## More about paths
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# More about paths
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The prompt in our terminal tells us who we are, on which machine, and **where** we are located.
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This where is symbolized with the `~` character.
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alsamixer glib-compile-schemas ntfscluster systemd-sysusers
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alsatplg gmake ntfscmp systemd-tmpfiles
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alsaucm gnome-calculator ntfsdecrypt systemd-tty-ask-password-agent
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amidi gnome-calendar ntfsfallocate systemd-umount
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amixer gnome-characters ntfsfix tabs
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apg gnome-clocks ntfsinfo tac
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apgbfm gnome-contacts ntfsls tail
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aplay gnome-control-center ntfsmove tar
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aplaymidi gnome-disk-image-mounter ntfsrecover tasksel
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appres gnome-disks ntfssecaudit taskset
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appstreamcli gnome-documents ntfstruncate tbl
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apropos gnome-extensions ntfsusermap tbl-dctrl
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apt gnome-extensions-app ntfswipe tee
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apt-add-repository gnome-font-viewer numfmt telnet
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apt-cache gnome-help numlockx telnet.netkit
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apt-cdrom gnome-keyring nvlc tempfile
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apt-config gnome-keyring-3 obamenu test
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apt-extracttemplates gnome-keyring-daemon obconf thunar
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apt-ftparchive gnome-logs obexctl Thunar
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apt-get gnome-maps objcopy thunar-settings
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apt-key gnome-music objdump thunar-volman
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apt-listchanges gnome-screenshot obsession-exit thunar-volman-settings
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apt-mark gnome-session obsession-logout tic
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apt-sortpkgs gnome-session-classic obxprop time-admin
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ar gnome-session-custom-session oclock timedatectl
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arch gnome-session-inhibit od timeout
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arecord gnome-session-quit odp2pdf tjbench
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arecordmidi gnome-shell odp2ppt tkjpeg
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as gnome-shell-extension-prefs ods2pdf tload
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aseqdump gnome-shell-extension-tool odt2bib toc2cddb
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aseqnet gnome-shell-perf-tool odt2doc toc2cue
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aspell gnome-software odt2docbook toe
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aspell-import gnome-sound-recorder odt2html top
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atobm gnome-system-monitor odt2lt totem
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atril gnome-terminal odt2pdf totem-video-thumbnailer
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atril-previewer gnome-terminal.wrapper odt2rtf touch
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atril-thumbnailer gnome-text-editor odt2sdw tput
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awk gnome-thumbnail-font odt2sxw tr
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axfer gnome-todo odt2txt traceproto
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b2sum gnome-tweaks odt2txt.unoconv traceproto.db
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baobab gnome-weather odt2xhtml traceroute
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base32 gnome-www-browser odt2xml traceroute6
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base64 gold ooxml2doc traceroute6.db
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basename gpasswd ooxml2odt traceroute.db
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basenc gpg ooxml2pdf traceroute-nanog
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bash gpg-agent open tracker
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bashbug gpgcompose openbox transmission-gtk
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bccmd gpgconf openbox-lxde transset
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bdftopcf gpg-connect-agent openbox-session troff
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bdftruncate gpgparsemail openssl true
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bf_compact gpgsm openvt truncate
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bf_compact-bdb gpgsplit operon trust
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bf_copy gpgtar orca tryaffix
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bf_copy-bdb gpgv orca-dm-wrapper tset
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bf_tar gpg-wks-server os-prober tsort
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bf_tar-bdb gpg-zip p11-kit tty
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bitmap gpic p7zip tzselect
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bluemoon gpicview pacat ucf
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bluetoothctl gprof pacmd ucfq
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bluetooth-sendto grep pactl ucfr
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bmtoa grep-aptavail padsp ucs2any
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bogofilter grep-available pager udevadm
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bogofilter-bdb grep-dctrl pa-info udisksctl
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bogolexer grep-debtags pamon ul
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bogolexer-bdb grep-status paperconf umax_pp
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bogotune gresource paplay umount
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bogotune-bdb groff parcellite uname
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bogoupgrade grog parec unattended-upgrade
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bogoupgrade-bdb grops parecord unattended-upgrades
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bogoutil grotty parole uncompress
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bogoutil-bdb groups partx unexpand
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boltctl grub-editenv passwd unicode_start
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bootctl grub-file paste unicode_stop
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broadwayd grub-fstest pasuspender uniq
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btattach grub-glue-efi patch unity-scope-loader
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btmgmt grub-kbdcomp pathchk unlink
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btmon grub-menulst2cfg pavucontrol unlzma
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buildhash grub-mkfont pax11publish unmkinitramfs
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bunzip2 grub-mkimage pcmanfm unoconv
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busctl grub-mklayout pdb3 unopkg
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busybox grub-mknetdir pdb3.9 unshare
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bwrap grub-mkpasswd-pbkdf2 peekfd unxz
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bzcat grub-mkrelpath perf unzip
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bzcmp grub-mkrescue perl unzipsfx
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bzdiff grub-mkstandalone perl5.32.1 update-alternatives
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bzegrep grub-mount perl5.32-x86_64-linux-gnu update-desktop-database
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bzexe grub-ntldr-img perlbug update-menus
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bzfgrep grub-render-label perldoc update-mime-database
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bzgrep grub-script-check perli11ndoc upower
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bzip2 grub-syslinux2cfg perlivp uptime
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bzmore gsf-office-thumbnailer pic usbreset
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c++ gsf-vba-dump pico userinfo
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c89 gstreamer-codec-install piconv usermount
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c89-gcc gtbl pidof userpasswd
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c99-gcc gtk-builder-tool pinentry users-admin
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cancel gtk-encode-symbolic-svg pinentry-gnome3 utmpdump
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captoinfo gtk-launch pinentry-x11 VBoxClient
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delv libreoffice rcp xconsole
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dirmngr loadunimap rev xdg-user-dirs-update
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dirmngr-client localc rfcomm xditview
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dirname locale rgrep xdpyinfo
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discover-config localectl rhythmbox xdriinfo
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djpeg localedef rhythmbox-client xedit
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dmesg lodraw rifle Xephyr
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dm-tool loffice ristretto xev
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dnsdomainname lofromtemplate rlogin xeyes
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dnstap-read logger rm xfburn
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doc2odt login rmdir xfce4-about
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doc2pdf loginctl rnano xfce4-accessibility-settings
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domainname logname routef xfce4-appearance-settings
|
||||
dotlockfile loimpress routel xfce4-appfinder
|
||||
dpkg lomath rpcgen xfce4-clipman
|
||||
dpkg-architecture look rsh xfce4-clipman-history
|
||||
dpkg-buildflags loweb rstart xfce4-clipman-settings
|
||||
dpkg-buildpackage lowntfs-3g rstartd xfce4-color-settings
|
||||
dpkg-checkbuilddeps lowriter rtstat xfce4-dict
|
||||
dpkg-deb lp runcon xfce4-display-settings
|
||||
dpkg-distaddfile lpoptions run-mailcap xfce4-find-cursor
|
||||
dpkg-divert lp_solve run-parts xfce4-keyboard-settings
|
||||
dpkg-genbuildinfo lpstat run-with-aspell xfce4-mime-helper
|
||||
dpkg-genchanges ls rview xfce4-mime-settings
|
||||
dpkg-gencontrol lsattr rvlc xfce4-mouse-settings
|
||||
dpkg-gensymbols lsblk rygel xfce4-notifyd-config
|
||||
dpkg-maintscript-helper lsb_release sane-find-scanner xfce4-panel
|
||||
dpkg-mergechangelogs lscpu savelog xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu
|
||||
dpkg-name lsinitramfs scanimage xfce4-popup-clipman
|
||||
dpkg-parsechangelog lsipc scp xfce4-popup-clipman-actions
|
||||
dpkg-query lslocks scp-dbus-service xfce4-popup-directorymenu
|
||||
dpkg-realpath lslogins screendump xfce4-popup-places
|
||||
dpkg-scanpackages lsmem script xfce4-popup-whiskermenu
|
||||
dpkg-scansources lsmod scriptlive xfce4-popup-windowmenu
|
||||
dpkg-shlibdeps lsns scriptreplay xfce4-power-manager
|
||||
dpkg-source lsof scrot xfce4-power-manager-settings
|
||||
dpkg-split lspci sdiff xfce4-screenshooter
|
||||
dpkg-statoverride lspgpot sdptool xfce4-sensors
|
||||
dpkg-trigger lsusb sdw2odt xfce4-session
|
||||
dpkg-vendor lto-dump-10 seahorse xfce4-session-logout
|
||||
du luit sed xfce4-session-settings
|
||||
dumpkeys lwp-download see xfce4-settings-editor
|
||||
dwp lwp-dump select-default-iwrap xfce4-settings-manager
|
||||
echo lwp-mirror select-editor xfce4-taskmanager
|
||||
edit lwp-request sensible-browser xfce4-terminal
|
||||
editor lxappearance sensible-editor xfce4-terminal.wrapper
|
||||
editres lxclipboard sensible-pager xfconf-query
|
||||
egrep lxde-logout sensors xfd
|
||||
eject lxhotkey sensors-conf-convert xfdesktop
|
||||
elfedit lxinput seq xfdesktop-settings
|
||||
enc2xs lxlauncher sessreg xfhelp4
|
||||
encguess lxlock setarch xflock4
|
||||
enchant-2 lxmusic setfacl xfontsel
|
||||
enchant-lsmod-2 lxpanel setfont xfrun4
|
||||
env lxpanelctl setkeycodes xfsettingsd
|
||||
envsubst lxpolkit setleds xfwm4
|
||||
eog lxrandr setlogcons xfwm4-settings
|
||||
eqn lxsession setmetamode xfwm4-tweaks-settings
|
||||
evince lxsession-db setpci xfwm4-workspace-settings
|
||||
evince-previewer lxsession-default setpriv xgamma
|
||||
evince-thumbnailer lxsession-default-apps setsid xgc
|
||||
evolution lxsession-default-terminal setterm xhost
|
||||
ex lxsession-edit setupcon xiccd
|
||||
exfalso lxsession-logout setvtrgb xinit
|
||||
exifautotran lxsession-xdg-autostart setxkbmap xkbbell
|
||||
exo-desktop-item-edit lxsettings-daemon sftp xkbcomp
|
||||
exo-open lxtask sg xkbevd
|
||||
expand lxterminal sh xkbprint
|
||||
expiry lynx sha1sum xkbset
|
||||
expr lzcat sha224sum xkbset-gui
|
||||
factor lzcmp sha256sum xkbvleds
|
||||
faillog lzdiff sha384sum xkbwatch
|
||||
faked-sysv lzegrep sha512sum xkeystone
|
||||
faked-tcp lzfgrep shares-admin xkill
|
||||
fakeroot lzgrep shasum xload
|
||||
fakeroot-sysv lzless shotwell xlogo
|
||||
fakeroot-tcp lzma showconsolefont xls2ods
|
||||
fallocate lzmainfo showkey xlsatoms
|
||||
false lzmore showrgb xlsclients
|
||||
fc-cache make shred xlsfonts
|
||||
fc-cat make-first-existing-target shuf xmag
|
||||
fc-conflist mako-render simple-scan xman
|
||||
fc-list malcontent-client size xmessage
|
||||
fc-match malcontent-control skill xmms2d
|
||||
fc-pattern man slabtop xmms2-launcher
|
||||
fc-query mandb sleep xmodmap
|
||||
fc-scan manpath slogin xmore
|
||||
fc-validate man-recode smproxy Xorg
|
||||
fgconsole mapscrn snice xprop
|
||||
fgrep mawk soelim xrandr
|
||||
file mcookie soffice xrdb
|
||||
file-roller md5sum software-properties-gtk xrefresh
|
||||
fincore md5sum.textutils sort xsane
|
||||
find mdig sort-dctrl xscreensaver
|
||||
findaffix memusage sotruss xscreensaver-command
|
||||
findmnt memusagestat spa-acp-tool xscreensaver-demo
|
||||
firefox mesa-overlay-control.py spa-inspect xscreensaver-getimage
|
||||
firefox-esr mesg spa-monitor xscreensaver-getimage-file
|
||||
flock mid3cp spa-resample xscreensaver-getimage-video
|
||||
fmt mid3iconv spd-conf xscreensaver-systemd
|
||||
fold mid3v2 spd-say xscreensaver-text
|
||||
fonttosfnt migrate-pubring-from-classic-gpg spdsend x-session-manager
|
||||
free mimeopen speaker-test xset
|
||||
funzip mimetype speech-dispatcher xsetmode
|
||||
fuser mkdir splain xsetpointer
|
||||
fusermount mkfifo split xsetroot
|
||||
fusermount3 mkfontdir splitfont xsetwacom
|
||||
fwupdagent mkfontscale sprof xsm
|
||||
fwupdate mk_modmap ss xstdcmap
|
||||
fwupdmgr mknod ssh xsubpp
|
||||
fwupdtool mktemp ssh-add x-terminal-emulator
|
||||
fwupdtpmevlog mmcli ssh-agent xvidtune
|
||||
g++ moggsplit ssh-argv0 xvinfo
|
||||
g++-10 monitor-sensor ssh-copy-id Xwayland
|
||||
gamma4scanimage more ssh-keygen xwd
|
||||
gapplication mount ssh-keyscan x-window-manager
|
||||
gatttool mountpoint startlxde xwininfo
|
||||
gcalccmd mousepad start-pulseaudio-x11 xwud
|
||||
gcc mpris-proxy startx x-www-browser
|
||||
gcc-10 mt startxfce4 xxd
|
||||
gcc-ar mt-gnu stat xz
|
||||
gcc-ar-10 mtrace stdbuf xzcat
|
||||
gcc-nm munchlist streamzip xzcmp
|
||||
gcc-nm-10 mutagen-inspect strings xzdiff
|
||||
gcc-ranlib mutagen-pony strip xzegrep
|
||||
gcc-ranlib-10 mv stty xzfgrep
|
||||
gcm-import namei su xzgrep
|
||||
gcm-inspect nano sudo xzless
|
||||
gcm-picker nautilus sudoedit xzmore
|
||||
gcm-viewer nautilus-autorun-software sudoreplay yelp
|
||||
gcov nawk sum yes
|
||||
gcov-10 nc sushi ypdomainname
|
||||
gcov-dump nc.traditional su-to-root zcat
|
||||
gcov-dump-10 neqn svlc zcmp
|
||||
gcov-tool netcat switcherooctl zdiff
|
||||
gcov-tool-10 networkctl sxw2odt zdump
|
||||
gcr-viewer newgrp synaptic-pkexec zegrep
|
||||
gdbus ngettext sync zenity
|
||||
gdialog nice system-config-printer zfgrep
|
||||
|
||||
# ------------------------------------
|
||||
# --- cropped the list for clarity ---
|
||||
# ------------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
gdk-pixbuf-csource nisdomainname system-config-printer-applet zforce
|
||||
gdk-pixbuf-pixdata nl systemctl zgrep
|
||||
gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer nm systemd zipdetails
|
||||
|
|
@ -1046,7 +711,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
|
|||
unset, until, wait, while.
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Absolute and relative paths
|
||||
## Absolute and relative paths
|
||||
|
||||
> All roads lead to Rome.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -1103,19 +768,29 @@ waldek@hellodebian:~$
|
|||
|
||||
The `..` means go **back** one directory so in our example we go back **two** directories, which brings us to the `/` of our system and from there we go **up** to `home` and then `waldek`.
|
||||
|
||||
### Exercise
|
||||
## `root` and `/` and `/root` are not the same thing
|
||||
|
||||
The word *root* has multiple meanings and can be a bit confusing at the start.
|
||||
Every Linux machine will have a `root` user **and** a `/` of the system.
|
||||
The `root` user is an account essential to the proper working of a Linux system, whereas `/` is a location, the *root* of the filesystem.
|
||||
The `/root` is also a location but is the **home** of the user `root`, located at the `/` of the filesystem.
|
||||
If this sounds confusing read the above paragraph slowly until you see the differences.
|
||||
I do want to note that the name of the user `root` *can* change but it's ID will always be `0`.
|
||||
We'll go into detail about users and ID's later down the line.
|
||||
|
||||
# Exercise
|
||||
|
||||
Explore your system a bit using `cd` and `ls`.
|
||||
You'll probably encounter some weird messages along the way.
|
||||
Keep note of them so we can discuss it together.
|
||||
|
||||
### `root` and `/` and `/root` are not the same thing
|
||||
|
||||
## A pit stop to review what we've learned so far
|
||||
# A pit stop to review what we've learned so far
|
||||
|
||||
Below is a list of programs and command we've seen so far.
|
||||
We've seen that some take arguments, some don't.
|
||||
This list will grow as we go so I advise you to take some notes of your own.
|
||||
|
||||
|command|desciption|
|
||||
|command|description|
|
||||
|---|---|
|
||||
|systemctl|manipulate running services|
|
||||
|apt|the Debian package manager|
|
||||
|
|
@ -1129,3 +804,404 @@ Below is a list of programs and command we've seen so far.
|
|||
|cd|change directory|
|
||||
|ls|list content of a directory|
|
||||
|
||||
# Arguments and flags
|
||||
|
||||
The `ls` program is one of the most used commands.
|
||||
It's like a very basic *file explorer* in a graphical environment and just like it's graphical counter part you can use it to display it's data in different ways.
|
||||
Think of the *details* versus *thumbnail* views in your favorite explorer.
|
||||
But how do you do this?
|
||||
We can **add flags or options** to the program to modify it's behavior.
|
||||
Have a look at the output below.
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ ls
|
||||
Desktop Documents Downloads Music Pictures Public Templates Videos
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ ls -l
|
||||
total 32
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Desktop
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Documents
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Downloads
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Music
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Pictures
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Public
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Templates
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Videos
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ ls -a
|
||||
. .bashrc Desktop .gnupg .profile Templates .vboxclient-seamless.pid
|
||||
.. .cache .dmrc .local Public .vboxclient-clipboard.pid Videos
|
||||
.bash_history .config Documents Music .python_history .vboxclient-display-svga-x11.pid .Xauthority
|
||||
.bash_logout .dbus Downloads Pictures .ssh .vboxclient-draganddrop.pid .xsession-errors
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
The `-l` and `-a` additions are what we call *flags* or *options*.
|
||||
Aren't they just extra *arguments*?
|
||||
There is no real rule to the naming of this concept but [this](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/285575/whats-the-difference-between-a-flag-an-option-and-an-argument) is a rather interesting take.
|
||||
|
||||
We can combine arguments if we want, and some programs even allow *concatenation* of arguments.
|
||||
Have a look below to understand what I mean by that.
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ ls -a -l
|
||||
total 112
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 16 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 21 18:12 .
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 18 12:49 ..
|
||||
-rw------- 1 waldek waldek 2772 Feb 22 10:45 .bash_history
|
||||
-rw-r--r-- 1 waldek waldek 220 Feb 18 12:49 .bash_logout
|
||||
-rw-r--r-- 1 waldek waldek 3526 Feb 18 12:49 .bashrc
|
||||
drwx------ 16 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 14:24 .cache
|
||||
drwx------ 20 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 14:23 .config
|
||||
drwx------ 3 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:52 .dbus
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Desktop
|
||||
-rw-r--r-- 1 waldek waldek 35 Feb 18 13:33 .dmrc
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Documents
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Downloads
|
||||
drwx------ 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 15:07 .gnupg
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 3 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 .local
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Music
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Pictures
|
||||
-rw-r--r-- 1 waldek waldek 807 Feb 18 12:49 .profile
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Public
|
||||
-rw------- 1 waldek waldek 11 Feb 21 18:12 .python_history
|
||||
drwx------ 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 21 12:45 .ssh
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Templates
|
||||
-rw-r----- 1 waldek waldek 5 Feb 18 15:06 .vboxclient-clipboard.pid
|
||||
-rw-r----- 1 waldek waldek 5 Feb 18 15:06 .vboxclient-display-svga-x11.pid
|
||||
-rw-r----- 1 waldek waldek 5 Feb 18 15:06 .vboxclient-draganddrop.pid
|
||||
-rw-r----- 1 waldek waldek 5 Feb 18 15:06 .vboxclient-seamless.pid
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Videos
|
||||
-rw------- 1 waldek waldek 56 Feb 18 13:33 .Xauthority
|
||||
-rw------- 1 waldek waldek 2701 Feb 18 13:33 .xsession-errors
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ ls -la
|
||||
total 112
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 16 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 21 18:12 .
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 18 12:49 ..
|
||||
-rw------- 1 waldek waldek 2772 Feb 22 10:45 .bash_history
|
||||
-rw-r--r-- 1 waldek waldek 220 Feb 18 12:49 .bash_logout
|
||||
-rw-r--r-- 1 waldek waldek 3526 Feb 18 12:49 .bashrc
|
||||
drwx------ 16 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 14:24 .cache
|
||||
drwx------ 20 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 14:23 .config
|
||||
drwx------ 3 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:52 .dbus
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Desktop
|
||||
-rw-r--r-- 1 waldek waldek 35 Feb 18 13:33 .dmrc
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Documents
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Downloads
|
||||
drwx------ 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 15:07 .gnupg
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 3 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 .local
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Music
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Pictures
|
||||
-rw-r--r-- 1 waldek waldek 807 Feb 18 12:49 .profile
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Public
|
||||
-rw------- 1 waldek waldek 11 Feb 21 18:12 .python_history
|
||||
drwx------ 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 21 12:45 .ssh
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Templates
|
||||
-rw-r----- 1 waldek waldek 5 Feb 18 15:06 .vboxclient-clipboard.pid
|
||||
-rw-r----- 1 waldek waldek 5 Feb 18 15:06 .vboxclient-display-svga-x11.pid
|
||||
-rw-r----- 1 waldek waldek 5 Feb 18 15:06 .vboxclient-draganddrop.pid
|
||||
-rw-r----- 1 waldek waldek 5 Feb 18 15:06 .vboxclient-seamless.pid
|
||||
drwxr-xr-x 2 waldek waldek 4096 Feb 18 12:50 Videos
|
||||
-rw------- 1 waldek waldek 56 Feb 18 13:33 .Xauthority
|
||||
-rw------- 1 waldek waldek 2701 Feb 18 13:33 .xsession-errors
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
# Getting help
|
||||
|
||||
## Options
|
||||
|
||||
OK, so we have *a lot* of programs we can use on the command line, plus we can change how they work by adding obscure characters.
|
||||
How on earth can we *discover* what a program can and can't do?
|
||||
Introducing the **most important flag**: `--help`.
|
||||
|
||||
Most programs come with builtin help to explain you how to use the program.
|
||||
Often, but not always, this help can be displayed on the terminal by adding the `--help` flag.
|
||||
Let's investigate this.
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ ls --help
|
||||
Usage: ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...
|
||||
List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default).
|
||||
Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort is specified.
|
||||
|
||||
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
|
||||
-a, --all do not ignore entries starting with .
|
||||
-A, --almost-all do not list implied . and ..
|
||||
--author with -l, print the author of each file
|
||||
-b, --escape print C-style escapes for nongraphic characters
|
||||
--block-size=SIZE with -l, scale sizes by SIZE when printing them;
|
||||
e.g., '--block-size=M'; see SIZE format below
|
||||
-B, --ignore-backups do not list implied entries ending with ~
|
||||
-c with -lt: sort by, and show, ctime (time of last
|
||||
modification of file status information);
|
||||
with -l: show ctime and sort by name;
|
||||
otherwise: sort by ctime, newest first
|
||||
-C list entries by columns
|
||||
--color[=WHEN] colorize the output; WHEN can be 'always' (default
|
||||
if omitted), 'auto', or 'never'; more info below
|
||||
-d, --directory list directories themselves, not their contents
|
||||
-D, --dired generate output designed for Emacs' dired mode
|
||||
-f do not sort, enable -aU, disable -ls --color
|
||||
-F, --classify append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries
|
||||
--file-type likewise, except do not append '*'
|
||||
--format=WORD across -x, commas -m, horizontal -x, long -l,
|
||||
single-column -1, verbose -l, vertical -C
|
||||
--full-time like -l --time-style=full-iso
|
||||
-g like -l, but do not list owner
|
||||
--group-directories-first
|
||||
group directories before files;
|
||||
can be augmented with a --sort option, but any
|
||||
use of --sort=none (-U) disables grouping
|
||||
-G, --no-group in a long listing, don't print group names
|
||||
-h, --human-readable with -l and -s, print sizes like 1K 234M 2G etc.
|
||||
--si likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024
|
||||
-H, --dereference-command-line
|
||||
follow symbolic links listed on the command line
|
||||
--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir
|
||||
follow each command line symbolic link
|
||||
that points to a directory
|
||||
--hide=PATTERN do not list implied entries matching shell PATTERN
|
||||
(overridden by -a or -A)
|
||||
--hyperlink[=WHEN] hyperlink file names; WHEN can be 'always'
|
||||
(default if omitted), 'auto', or 'never'
|
||||
--indicator-style=WORD append indicator with style WORD to entry names:
|
||||
none (default), slash (-p),
|
||||
file-type (--file-type), classify (-F)
|
||||
-i, --inode print the index number of each file
|
||||
-I, --ignore=PATTERN do not list implied entries matching shell PATTERN
|
||||
-k, --kibibytes default to 1024-byte blocks for disk usage;
|
||||
used only with -s and per directory totals
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-l use a long listing format
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-L, --dereference when showing file information for a symbolic
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link, show information for the file the link
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references rather than for the link itself
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-m fill width with a comma separated list of entries
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-n, --numeric-uid-gid like -l, but list numeric user and group IDs
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-N, --literal print entry names without quoting
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-o like -l, but do not list group information
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-p, --indicator-style=slash
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append / indicator to directories
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-q, --hide-control-chars print ? instead of nongraphic characters
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--show-control-chars show nongraphic characters as-is (the default,
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unless program is 'ls' and output is a terminal)
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-Q, --quote-name enclose entry names in double quotes
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--quoting-style=WORD use quoting style WORD for entry names:
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literal, locale, shell, shell-always,
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shell-escape, shell-escape-always, c, escape
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(overrides QUOTING_STYLE environment variable)
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-r, --reverse reverse order while sorting
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-R, --recursive list subdirectories recursively
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-s, --size print the allocated size of each file, in blocks
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-S sort by file size, largest first
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--sort=WORD sort by WORD instead of name: none (-U), size (-S),
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time (-t), version (-v), extension (-X)
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--time=WORD change the default of using modification times;
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access time (-u): atime, access, use;
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change time (-c): ctime, status;
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birth time: birth, creation;
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with -l, WORD determines which time to show;
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with --sort=time, sort by WORD (newest first)
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--time-style=TIME_STYLE time/date format with -l; see TIME_STYLE below
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-t sort by time, newest first; see --time
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-T, --tabsize=COLS assume tab stops at each COLS instead of 8
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-u with -lt: sort by, and show, access time;
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with -l: show access time and sort by name;
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otherwise: sort by access time, newest first
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-U do not sort; list entries in directory order
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-v natural sort of (version) numbers within text
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-w, --width=COLS set output width to COLS. 0 means no limit
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-x list entries by lines instead of by columns
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-X sort alphabetically by entry extension
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-Z, --context print any security context of each file
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-1 list one file per line. Avoid '\n' with -q or -b
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--help display this help and exit
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--version output version information and exit
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The SIZE argument is an integer and optional unit (example: 10K is 10*1024).
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Units are K,M,G,T,P,E,Z,Y (powers of 1024) or KB,MB,... (powers of 1000).
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Binary prefixes can be used, too: KiB=K, MiB=M, and so on.
|
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|
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The TIME_STYLE argument can be full-iso, long-iso, iso, locale, or +FORMAT.
|
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FORMAT is interpreted like in date(1). If FORMAT is FORMAT1<newline>FORMAT2,
|
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then FORMAT1 applies to non-recent files and FORMAT2 to recent files.
|
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TIME_STYLE prefixed with 'posix-' takes effect only outside the POSIX locale.
|
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Also the TIME_STYLE environment variable sets the default style to use.
|
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|
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Using color to distinguish file types is disabled both by default and
|
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with --color=never. With --color=auto, ls emits color codes only when
|
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standard output is connected to a terminal. The LS_COLORS environment
|
||||
variable can change the settings. Use the dircolors command to set it.
|
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|
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Exit status:
|
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0 if OK,
|
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1 if minor problems (e.g., cannot access subdirectory),
|
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2 if serious trouble (e.g., cannot access command-line argument).
|
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|
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GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
|
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Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ls>
|
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or available locally via: info '(coreutils) ls invocation'
|
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waldek@hellodebian:~$
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```
|
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|
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The output above teaches us that the options `-la` change the output so it becomes:
|
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|
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* `-a, --all do not ignore entries starting with .`
|
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* `-l use a long listing format`
|
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|
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To *not ignore entries starting with .* we can use two different flags, `-a` or `--all`.
|
||||
The former is called short arguments and the latter long ones.
|
||||
The long ones are more *verbose* so it's often easier to understand what a line *does* just by reading it.
|
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Note that `ls` only has one way of showing the help by adding `--help` whereas the help for `htop` can be shown with both `-h` or `--help`.
|
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This inconsistency is sadly a byproduct of the decentralized nature of Linux.
|
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To add to this mess some programs use *single dash long form* (`-help`) but those programs are rather rare.
|
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|
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## Manuals
|
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|
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The `--help` flag is tremendously useful as it gives you an overview of how you can modify a programs behaviour, kind of like settings, but it doesn't always explain you what a program is *for*.
|
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The is where the manuals come into play.
|
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I see the `--help` flag as a *cheat sheet* to quickly discover options and the man pages as a reference.
|
||||
We can read the manual by calling the `man` program with an argument.
|
||||
This argument is the *name* of the program you want to read the manual for.
|
||||
Same idea as with `which`.
|
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|
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```
|
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waldek@hellodebian:~$ man ls
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
You're now in a program called `less`, which is a [pager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_pager).
|
||||
You can scroll the manual with the arrows of `vi` based navigation (which we'll get into later).
|
||||
If you hit `h` you'll see the builtin documentation of `less` and press `q` to quit (twice if you're in the help section).
|
||||
This brings you back to your prompt.
|
||||
It's worth reading the [wikipedia entry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page) of the `man` command to understand it's history and operation.
|
||||
|
||||
The output below illustrates the *tree* of a terminal that's reading a manual.
|
||||
In a `bash` shell you invoke `man ls` which in turn runs the `pager` program to display the content.
|
||||
If you're intrigued by this `pstree` program go and read the manual!
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ pstree 10845 -a
|
||||
bash
|
||||
└─man ls
|
||||
└─pager
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Not every command has a manual.
|
||||
For example, `cd` does not have one.
|
||||
This is kind of logical because `cd` is a builtin.
|
||||
To learn more about builtin commands you can use the `help` program.
|
||||
On it's own it gives you all the builtin command you can invoke and with an argument it outputs the help about that specific command.
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ help
|
||||
GNU bash, version 5.1.4(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
|
||||
These shell commands are defined internally. Type `help' to see this list.
|
||||
Type `help name' to find out more about the function `name'.
|
||||
Use `info bash' to find out more about the shell in general.
|
||||
Use `man -k' or `info' to find out more about commands not in this list.
|
||||
|
||||
A star (*) next to a name means that the command is disabled.
|
||||
|
||||
job_spec [&] history [-c] [-d offset] [n] or history -anrw [filename] or history -ps>
|
||||
(( expression )) if COMMANDS; then COMMANDS; [ elif COMMANDS; then COMMANDS; ]... [ else>
|
||||
. filename [arguments] jobs [-lnprs] [jobspec ...] or jobs -x command [args]
|
||||
: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [>
|
||||
[ arg... ] let arg [arg ...]
|
||||
[[ expression ]] local [option] name[=value] ...
|
||||
alias [-p] [name[=value] ... ] logout [n]
|
||||
bg [job_spec ...] mapfile [-d delim] [-n count] [-O origin] [-s count] [-t] [-u fd] [-C c>
|
||||
bind [-lpsvPSVX] [-m keymap] [-f filename] [-q name] [-u name] [-r keyse> popd [-n] [+N | -N]
|
||||
break [n] printf [-v var] format [arguments]
|
||||
builtin [shell-builtin [arg ...]] pushd [-n] [+N | -N | dir]
|
||||
caller [expr] pwd [-LP]
|
||||
case WORD in [PATTERN [| PATTERN]...) COMMANDS ;;]... esac read [-ers] [-a array] [-d delim] [-i text] [-n nchars] [-N nchars] [-p>
|
||||
cd [-L|[-P [-e]] [-@]] [dir] readarray [-d delim] [-n count] [-O origin] [-s count] [-t] [-u fd] [-C>
|
||||
command [-pVv] command [arg ...] readonly [-aAf] [name[=value] ...] or readonly -p
|
||||
compgen [-abcdefgjksuv] [-o option] [-A action] [-G globpat] [-W wordlis> return [n]
|
||||
complete [-abcdefgjksuv] [-pr] [-DEI] [-o option] [-A action] [-G globpa> select NAME [in WORDS ... ;] do COMMANDS; done
|
||||
compopt [-o|+o option] [-DEI] [name ...] set [-abefhkmnptuvxBCHP] [-o option-name] [--] [arg ...]
|
||||
continue [n] shift [n]
|
||||
coproc [NAME] command [redirections] shopt [-pqsu] [-o] [optname ...]
|
||||
declare [-aAfFgiIlnrtux] [-p] [name[=value] ...] source filename [arguments]
|
||||
dirs [-clpv] [+N] [-N] suspend [-f]
|
||||
disown [-h] [-ar] [jobspec ... | pid ...] test [expr]
|
||||
echo [-neE] [arg ...] time [-p] pipeline
|
||||
enable [-a] [-dnps] [-f filename] [name ...] times
|
||||
eval [arg ...] trap [-lp] [[arg] signal_spec ...]
|
||||
exec [-cl] [-a name] [command [argument ...]] [redirection ...] true
|
||||
exit [n] type [-afptP] name [name ...]
|
||||
export [-fn] [name[=value] ...] or export -p typeset [-aAfFgiIlnrtux] [-p] name[=value] ...
|
||||
false ulimit [-SHabcdefiklmnpqrstuvxPT] [limit]
|
||||
fc [-e ename] [-lnr] [first] [last] or fc -s [pat=rep] [command] umask [-p] [-S] [mode]
|
||||
fg [job_spec] unalias [-a] name [name ...]
|
||||
for NAME [in WORDS ... ] ; do COMMANDS; done unset [-f] [-v] [-n] [name ...]
|
||||
for (( exp1; exp2; exp3 )); do COMMANDS; done until COMMANDS; do COMMANDS; done
|
||||
function name { COMMANDS ; } or name () { COMMANDS ; } variables - Names and meanings of some shell variables
|
||||
getopts optstring name [arg ...] wait [-fn] [-p var] [id ...]
|
||||
hash [-lr] [-p pathname] [-dt] [name ...] while COMMANDS; do COMMANDS; done
|
||||
help [-dms] [pattern ...] { COMMANDS ; }
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ help cd
|
||||
cd: cd [-L|[-P [-e]] [-@]] [dir]
|
||||
Change the shell working directory.
|
||||
|
||||
Change the current directory to DIR. The default DIR is the value of the
|
||||
HOME shell variable.
|
||||
|
||||
The variable CDPATH defines the search path for the directory containing
|
||||
DIR. Alternative directory names in CDPATH are separated by a colon (:).
|
||||
A null directory name is the same as the current directory. If DIR begins
|
||||
with a slash (/), then CDPATH is not used.
|
||||
|
||||
If the directory is not found, and the shell option `cdable_vars' is set,
|
||||
the word is assumed to be a variable name. If that variable has a value,
|
||||
its value is used for DIR.
|
||||
|
||||
Options:
|
||||
-L force symbolic links to be followed: resolve symbolic
|
||||
links in DIR after processing instances of `..'
|
||||
-P use the physical directory structure without following
|
||||
symbolic links: resolve symbolic links in DIR before
|
||||
processing instances of `..'
|
||||
-e if the -P option is supplied, and the current working
|
||||
directory cannot be determined successfully, exit with
|
||||
a non-zero status
|
||||
-@ on systems that support it, present a file with extended
|
||||
attributes as a directory containing the file attributes
|
||||
|
||||
The default is to follow symbolic links, as if `-L' were specified.
|
||||
`..' is processed by removing the immediately previous pathname component
|
||||
back to a slash or the beginning of DIR.
|
||||
|
||||
Exit Status:
|
||||
Returns 0 if the directory is changed, and if $PWD is set successfully when
|
||||
-P is used; non-zero otherwise.
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Last but not least there are a few extra programs to give you quick and condensed information about a program, `whatis` and `apropos`.
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ whatis bash
|
||||
bash (1) - GNU Bourne-Again SHell
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$ apropos bash
|
||||
bash (1) - GNU Bourne-Again SHell
|
||||
bash-builtins (7) - bash built-in commands, see bash(1)
|
||||
bashbug (1) - report a bug in bash
|
||||
builtins (7) - bash built-in commands, see bash(1)
|
||||
dh_bash-completion (1) - install bash completions for package
|
||||
rbash (1) - restricted bash, see bash(1)
|
||||
waldek@hellodebian:~$
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
# Exercise
|
||||
|
||||
**Read** some manual pages on the commands we've seen until now.
|
||||
**Apply** some options you read about in the manual to experiment with said programs.
|
||||
|
||||
# Creating and modifying
|
||||
|
||||
## Directories
|
||||
|
||||
## Files
|
||||
|
||||
### `nano`
|
||||
|
||||
### `vi` and `vim`
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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