Linux Training for People New to Linux - How to Use Linux Command Names

There are over 130 Linux distributions (versions) and they are able to be administered (managed) by Linux Graphical User Interface (GUI) utilities - or by using Linux commands.

Linux GUI utilities give you a "point-and-click" interface for doing Linux administration tasks, like working with the Linux file system (to make directories and copy files), and to produce Linux users. even so, they're
slow and awkward to use - and even worse, they're different from one Linux distribution to additional!

On the flip side, Linux commands are virtually identical from one Linux distribution to additional. So, when you learn a Linux command in one Linux distro, that same command will work in all 130+ Linux distros.

even so, new Linux users often have difficulty learning how to use Linux commands to administer the Linux OS (operating system). This is because most Linux training materials are poorly written by Linux techies that do not know how to write in plain English for folks new to Linux.

Linux Tips: When you get Linux training, do not spend time learning Linux GUI utilities - learn how to use Linux commands, even though they're a bit harder to learn than GUI utilities.

Linux Command Names

Linux command names are often an abbreviation of what the command does. for instance, the rm command stands for remove.

Linux command names and command options are "case sensitive". Lower case letters need to be typed in lower case and vice versa. You have to type in a Linux command and the options of the command, exactly as shown.

Linux Tips: Be sure to put a space between the Linux command name, its options, and what the Linux command is being run "on", such as the name of a file.

Linux Command Name Examples

Here are some Linux command examples. The task is described and so the Linux command name is shown.

make (produce) a directory - the Linux command is md

produce new Linux users - the useradd command is used for this

search the Linux file system for information - the Linux command is grep

see the "type" of a Linux file - the file command displays this information

see the names of new Linux users, currently working on the system - the Linux command is users

find Linux directories and files in the Linux file system - the command for this is known as find

Linux video tutorials are an easy and fast manner to get Linux training and in reality "see" how to use Linux commands.

When you watch a Linux video tutorial, you get to see, hear and do! You see and hear how to run a Linux command and you are able to even pause the presentation so you are able to run the Linux command yourself!