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The Unix Command Line
A compassionate guide to the terminal
This book is 5% completeLast updated on 2015-05-10
The UNIX command line is at the heart of both Linux and Mac development environments. This book helps beginning programmers master the UNIX command line, teaching them to translate their thoughts effortlessly into the commands that drive your computer.
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Have you been intimidated by the terminal? Are you letting your discomfort with the command line interfere with your professional development? Getting stuck figuring out why terminal programs don't work the way you expect?
This book is designed to help beginner and intermediate programmers alike find a deep sense of comfort and control when they open the terminal. We help you:
- Demistify the terminal, by helping you understand the PATH, pipes, and BASH
- Make the terminal your new home, by helping you customize the information and presentation.
- Discover the powerful tools built into every Mac or Linux computer.
If you have suggestions, want to report an error, or otherwise provide feedback, we'd love to hear from you in our feedback forum!
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Just Enough Media
Just Enough Media is a publishing company focused on providing high-quality, low cost educational material to help anyone learn to make things with technology.
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Jessica Dillon
Jessica is a self taught full-stack software engineer in the heart of San Francisco. Her expertise runs the gamut from developing rich in-browser applications to building service-oriented backends. When not coding or playing games, she likes to hang out with her dog named Boo.
Zee Spencer
Zee Spencer is an experienced developer and founder of Zinc, a software consultancy. He co-founded Apprenticeship.Community, an online publication and community devoted to fostering cultures of learning and growth at work. Zee lives in Oakland.
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