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===On-line Manual Pages===
===On-line Manual Pages===
Linux consists of thousands of commands. While the syntax is common among most of them as <code>command options arguments</code>, it may be daunting to remember the various options for each command. Options don't necessary represent the same thing between commands. For example, the <code>-i</code> option means different things in the <code>ls</code> command and the <code>grep</code> command. To eliminate the need to keep a thick Linux command "bible" next to you at all times, the system provides "manual pages" on-line that can be called up as needed. These are called '''man pages''' in Linux lingo. You use the <code>man</code> command to bring the manual pages for a command you provide as an argument, e.g. <code>man ls</code>.
Linux consists of thousands of commands. While the <code>command options arguments</code> syntax is common among most of them, it may seem daunting to remember the various options for each command. Options don't necessary have the same meaning between different commands. For example, the <code>-i</code> option has a different meaning when used with <code>ls</code> than with <code>grep</code>. To eliminate the need to keep a thick Linux command "bible" next to you at all times (or more likely a browser window open to your favorite search engine), the system provides "manual pages" built into Linux that can be called up as needed. These are called '''man pages''' in Linux lingo. You use the <code>man</code> command to bring the manual pages for a command you provide as an argument, e.g. <code>man cat</code>.


<code>$ man cat</code>
<code>$ man cat</code>
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==Manipulating Files==
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==Additional Resources==
Below are additional resources for learning the Linux command-line. The Lynda.com resource below may require you to provide your TCNJ login information to access.
* Lynda.com course titled [https://www.lynda.com/Linux-tutorials/Learn-Linux-Command-Line-Basics/435539-2.html?org=tcnj.edu Learning Linux Command Line]. In the "What do you already know?" section, only watch the "A very quick intro to Linux" lesson before skipping down to section 2 "What is the command line?"  Watch all the videos in sections 2, 3 and 4.

Revision as of 13:13, 16 May 2019

Software Carpentry's Unix Shell Lesson

Software Carpentry focuses on teaching researchers the computing skills they need to get more done in less time and with less pain. Their lesson on the Unix Shell is excellent and will be linked here. Note that while they refer to it as Unix, it applies to its younger cousin Linux as well.

Ryan's Tutorials

Ryan's Tutorials is also has some excellent tutorials. Two relevant tutorials are linked below.

On-line Manual Pages

Linux consists of thousands of commands. While the command options arguments syntax is common among most of them, it may seem daunting to remember the various options for each command. Options don't necessary have the same meaning between different commands. For example, the -i option has a different meaning when used with ls than with grep. To eliminate the need to keep a thick Linux command "bible" next to you at all times (or more likely a browser window open to your favorite search engine), the system provides "manual pages" built into Linux that can be called up as needed. These are called man pages in Linux lingo. You use the man command to bring the manual pages for a command you provide as an argument, e.g. man cat.

$ man cat

CAT(1)                                                            User Commands                                                           CAT(1)



NAME
       cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

SYNOPSIS
       cat [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
       Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.

       -A, --show-all
              equivalent to -vET

       -b, --number-nonblank
              number nonempty output lines, overrides -n

       -e     equivalent to -vE

       -E, --show-ends
              display $ at end of each line

       -n, --number
              number all output lines

       -s, --squeeze-blank
              suppress repeated empty output lines

       -t     equivalent to -vT

       -T, --show-tabs
              display TAB characters as ^I

       -u     (ignored)

       -v, --show-nonprinting
              use ^ and M- notation, except for LFD and TAB

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

EXAMPLES
       cat f - g
              Output f's contents, then standard input, then g's contents.

       cat    Copy standard input to standard output.

       GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report cat translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

AUTHOR
       Written by Torbjorn Granlund and Richard M. Stallman.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       tac(1)

       The  full documentation for cat is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and cat programs are properly installed at your site, the
       command

              info coreutils 'cat invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU coreutils 8.22                                                November 2015                                                           CAT(1)

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