From the course: Learning Linux Command Line

What you should know - Linux Tutorial

From the course: Learning Linux Command Line

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What you should know

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- [Instructor] In this course, I expect that you're familiar with the basics of using a computer. That's to say, I expect that you're comfortable with the idea of files and directories, with running software and so on. If you have an understanding of Mac OS or Windows, you'll be able to see the parallels between working at the command line and using the programs you're familiar with. Getting set up with an environment where you have a Linux command line window to use can take a little bit of work. In the course, I'm going to be using a virtual machine running Ubuntu Desktop. I recommend you do this as well. In the next chapter, we'll cover setting that up in detail, but you can also set yourself up to follow along with me in Windows, on the Mac, on a Linux workstation, or using a Linux machine running in the cloud. Setting up those environments though is something you'll need to do on your own. I'll talk more about these in a little bit as well. You can also use the GitHub Codespaces online environment to follow along with the course. Which kind of environment you use will be up to you and I encourage you to watch the videos for all the options to see what you're most comfortable with and what will work for you in the computing environment you have. You don't need to use all three, just pick one that suits you best. The exercise files for this course which are some text files and some other files we'll use to practice throughout the course are hosted on GitHub so you can download a copy of them when you have your environment set up. Later on, we'll be downloading the files through the browser to get started. But if you're familiar with using Git, you can use that to download the files if you prefer. On the GitHub page for this course, you can also find a file that lists all of the commands that I'll use in each video. As we'll see in just a little bit, spacing and spelling are important when we're working in the command line. So the document is there in case you need to check your typing.

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