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Re: [PLUG] Beginner's Guide to Linux?
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On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 03:34:15PM -0400, Brent Saner wrote:
> i'm putting together some documentation and i was wondering if you could
> share with me some things you wish someone taught you about linux when you
> were a fresh n00b.
>
> so far, i have:
>
> the root account (warnings on being root, etc.)
> permissions
> device naming conventions in linux
> navigating the CLI (intro to things like cd, ls, cp, mv, rm(dir), cat, >,
It's hard for me to remember how uncomfortable with the concept I must
have been when I first used the CLI. At the very beginner's level,
someone I know who has taught intro unix classes had a lot of success
when she told her students, "The command line is like instant messaging
your computer." This analogy really helped some people to dive right
in.
> touch, opening files in nano for editing, etc.)
>
> and after that i'm stuck. any other ideas?
>
> --
> Brent Saner
> 215.264.0112(cell)
> 215.362.7696(residence)
>
> http://www.thenotebookarmy.org
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