Linux command line reference guide

I'm a noob and I was wondering if there is a Linux command line reference guide?

http://www.linuxmanpages.com/

or

http://www.linuxcommand.org/index.php

I also have a variety of resources for people new to using command line Linux on the following page:

http://www.sdjf.esmartdesign.com/new.html

Here is a link to Floss Manuals: Introduction to the Command Line

http://www.flossmanuals.net/command-line

But the simplest introductory page I like best is:

http://freeengineer.org/learnUNIXin10minutes.html

Thank you. This is very helpful and much appreciated.

[jamesh]

Also, you can use the man command on the command line (I know, a bit recursive), to get information on commands

e.g.
man less
man grep

@jamesh: you are right about man pages being a good reference. but as a former noob and someone who still gets baffled by many man pages, I tend to not refer people to them if they are just starting out, most are not very user friendly introductions, but they are excellent reliable encyclopedic lists of syntax and options. For some commands, they are self-explanatory, but for many, I still go glassey-eyed when I try to decipher them.

Even as semi experienced *nix user I find

Man pages are good when you command or one of the commands in a group of commands (Use the See Also section)

Info pages if installed is good if you have an idea of how it may classified.

Other than that pointers from others, web searches and books are best resources.

There is a thread on te forum for people new to Linux, either that you should see if there is a LInux user group (or similar) near you, and join that, as that may also be a good way to find local pi users to you, and local linux users who can help.

also the http://tldp.org

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Documentation_Project

http://tldp.org/guides.html

scanning tldp i managed to find , this
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/text/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO
surprising this is new to me as scanning through i discovered its been around a while

the first
submitted version was January 1998

! ,.. anyway

tho the bash how to text is not short , its easy enough to
download a copy to your desktop for future reference
with wget
search for strings with grep , showing the line numbers that contain something of interest
then use sed to
display a range of text , using the line numbers found by grep ing (with '-n' option )

eg..

Code: Select all

# change to desktop , using the cd command
cd ~/Desktop

# make local copy of the bash how to text file , using wget
wget http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/text/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO

# search the file for the "text"  in quotes , using grep
grep -n "been maintaining this document" ./Bash-Prompt-HOWTO

# display only lines 137 and 138 from file , using sed
sed -n '137,138p' ./Bash-Prompt-HOWTO


running the above commands
should display
something abit like

cd ~/Desktop

wget http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/text/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO
--2013-01-30 14:53:40-- http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/text/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO
Resolving http://www.tldp.org (http://www.tldp.org)... 152.19.134.41
Connecting to http://www.tldp.org (http://www.tldp.org)|152.19.134.41|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 198225 (194K) [text/plain]
Saving to: `Bash-Prompt-HOWTO'

100%[=====================================>] 198,225 161K/s in 1.2s

2013-01-30 14:53:42 (161 KB/s) - `Bash-Prompt-HOWTO' saved [198225/198225]

grep -n "been maintaining this document" ./Bash-Prompt-HOWTO
137:I've been maintaining this document for nearly six years (I believe the first

sed -n '137,138p' ./Bash-Prompt-HOWTO
I've been maintaining this document for nearly six years (I believe the first
submitted version was January 1998). I've received a lot of e-mail, almost

The file at the following link might be useful if you have used DOS commands in the past.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80214116/DOS-Li ... mmands.doc

The file at the following link might be useful if you have used DOS commands in the past.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/80214116/DOS-Li ... mmands.doc

not in a good format tho
how did u find it btw ??