Bash for Beginners in 37 Lessons

Learn how to master the Linux/MacOS command-line from scratch using Bash.

Although it’s true that the graphical user interface dramatically simplifies our personal day to day use of computers, to navigate through folders, edit files and install software, the shell beyond providing an outstanding level of control over the operating system, still proves to this day to be the best and sometimes only option to perform most of our tasks as developers.

Indeed, using a shell is, often the only way to run certain programs or to connect to distant computers, as tools like Git or Linux servers don’t provide a graphical interface.

In this series of articles transcribed from my free Skillshare course “The Linux Command-Line for Beginners” available here: https://skl.sh/37jT4dK, you'll learn:

• General concepts about Unix and computer science
• How to read and build commands
• How to navigate the Unix filesystem
• How to use expansions
• How to manipulate files and directories
• How to redirect a command’s input and output
• How to use in-terminal text editors
• How to use package managers
• How to create users, groups and control access rights
• How to control several processes

Working With Commands

Bash for Beginners Part 1: Anatomy of the command line

Bash for Beginners Part 2: Sequential and conditional execution

Bash for Beginners Part 3: The manual

Bash for Beginners Part 4: The command history

Quoting, Escaping & Expanding

Bash for Beginners Part 5: Single and double quotes

Bash for Beginners Part 6: Common expansions

Bash for Beginners Part 7: Escaping Characters

Navigating the Filesystem

Bash for Beginners Part 8: The file path

Bash for Beginners Part 9: Navigating the Filesystem

Bash for Beginners Part 10: Advanced path writing

Manipulating Files and Directories

Bash for Beginners Part 11: Creating files and directories

Bash for Beginners Part 12: Copying Files and Directories

Bash for Beginners Part 13: Moving and Renaming Files and Directories

Bash for Beginners Part 14: Deleting Files and Directories

Bash for Beginners Part 15: Creating Links

Input/Output Redirections

Bash for Beginners Part 16: Standard Streams and File Descriptors

Bash for Beginners Part 17: Redirecting Output Streams

Bash for Beginners Part 18: Redirecting Input Streams

Bash for Beginners Part 19: Chaining Commands with Pipelines

In-Terminal Text Editors

Bash for Beginners Part 20: In-Terminal Text Editors (Nano)

Bash for Beginners Part 21: An introduction to Vim

Bash for Beginners Part 22: Cut, copy, paste and undo in Vim

Bash for Beginners Part 23: Search and Replace in Vim

Bash for Beginners Part 24: Split Screens in Vim

Bash for Beginners Part 25: Customize Vim

The environment

Bash for Beginners Part 26: The Environment

Utilities and package managers

Bash for Beginners Part 27: Builtins, Binaries and Aliases

Bash for Beginners Part 28: Managing Packages on MacOS

Bash for Beginners Part 29: Managing packages on Linux

Permissions

Bash for Beginners Part 30: Changing files and directories permissions

Bash for Beginners Part 31: Executing commands as the superuser

Bash for Beginners Part 32: Creating New Users and Groups on MacOS

Bash for Beginners Part 33: Creating New Users and Groups on Linux

Bash for Beginners Part 34: Changing Files and Directories Ownership on MacOS

Bash for Beginners Part 35: Changing Files and Directories Ownership on Linux

Job control

Bash for Beginners Part 36: Running a Process in the Background

Bash for Beginners Part 37: Killing a Process With Signals