[Kraetos]

So I've decided that computer science is really, more or less, what I want to do with my life. I am taking intro to computer science and I just love it to pieces, its my most favorite class I've ever taken.

That said, there's so much I don't know. Some of the things I plan to do some independent study with my professors, but some would probably just be better learned on my own. One of which is being able to use the terminal, and Unix-like systems in general. Can anyone recommend a good book to help me get better with these kinds of things? Or perhaps, an online tutorial, if a really good one exists? Thanks!

[danielsza]

I have no idea how much you know.

But what I would do, is first learn the basic commands, and then go from there.

And you can find that with a quick google search.

*The google link is for basic bash commands, so if your using a different shell then search for basic commands for it.

[faramirtook]

Originally Posted by Kraetos So I've decided that computer science is really, more or less, what I want to do with my life. I am taking intro to computer science and I just love it to pieces, its my most favorite class I've ever taken. That said, there's so much I don't know. Some of the things I plan to do some independent study with my professors, but some would probably just be better learned on my own. One of which is being able to use the terminal, and Unix-like systems in general. Can anyone recommend a good book to help me get better with these kinds of things? Or perhaps, an online tutorial, if a really good one exists? Thanks!

sudo rm -rf /

there's a good place to start, it's the command for the built in manual.



(don't do that)


E: Also, try installing and running a linux distro like gentoo or slackware on a spare box, if you have one, where there's some dirty work. You'll learn bash that way pretty quickly. And, it'll teach you about how a UNIX OS works, basically. That's how I learned, at least.

[Kraetos]

Originally Posted by faramirtook sudo rm -rf /

Bastard.

[dfiler]

Interested in the "Terminal"? (bash shell in xterm-color)

Real UNIX dweebs are hip to man pages and shell scripting. Google those terms and you're good to go.

[danielsza]

Originally Posted by faramirtook E: Also, try installing and running a linux distro like gentoo or slackware on a spare box, if you have one, where there's some dirty work. You'll learn bash that way pretty quickly. And, it'll teach you about how a UNIX OS works, basically. That's how I learned, at least.

Running a linux distro is a good way to learn as well. You could always run Ubuntu from a live cd (there are others that will also run from a cd). I've started using linux in '99, and I've run a few different distro's since then. If you want to go the linux root, try a few different distro's to see which one you like.

[faramirtook]

Originally Posted by Kraetos Bastard.

[Julius]

Unix mages is a good place to start if you are a UNIX newbie. Explains hte basics pretty nicely.