Unit #0-01

Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• use some basic Linux terminal (BASH) commands

Lesson

• what is the Linux Terminal:

  • "The Linux console provides a way for the kernel and other processes to send text output to the user, and to receive text input from the user." (from Wikipedia)

• what is the Linux Shell:

  • the shell is a program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the operating system to perform

• go over basic terminal / BASH commands:

  • ls → list (ls)

  • mkdir → make a directory (mkdir ICS4U)

  • cd → change directory (cd ICS4U)

  • inside here create a "Unit0" directory and then inside it an "Unit0-01" directory

  • touch SomeFile.java → create an empty file called SomeFile.java

  • create a file called "some_file.txt"

  • rm → remove (rm some_file.txt)

  • you will need to update Linux→ sudo apt update && sudo apt -y dist-upgrade