Introduction to Linux and Bash

What you'll learn:

00:00 Why use Linux & how to get Linux
03:24 Essential commands
09:05 Text editors
14:44 Download the dataset
16:28 Wildcard characters
19:20 Searching and filtering
22:20 Command chaining and redirection
27:36 Search and replace text
29:46 Bash scripting and loops

Prerequisites:

None

Tutorial:

Ubuntu sandbox:

https://www.katacoda.com/courses/ubuntu/playground1804

Command to download the dataset (shortened URL for convenience):

wget 'https://bit.ly/3fP34uO' -O reviews.zip

Important commands not mentioned in the video:

cd ../

(navigate to a parent directory)

Cheatsheets:

• https://github.com/LeCoupa/awesome-cheatsheets/blob/master/languages/bash.sh
• https://devhints.io/bash

Additional online resources:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6soV0dlB-k (recommended)
• https://www.learnshell.org/
• https://ryanstutorials.net/linuxtutorial/commandline.php
• http://linuxcommand.org/lc3_lts0010.php
• https://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/
• https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls (advanced)

Contacts:

• nikola.bogetic@camh.ca