Ubuntu Terminal Command Line Visual Initiation
The Linux Shell Command Line is an User Interface that Represent both a Way to Specifing to the Operating System Commands to Execute and a Programming Language.
On the Linux Ubuntu Unity Desktop we Interact with the Shell by a Graphical Terminal Emulator or CLI.
There are Several Flavors of Linux Shells: Bourne Shell or sh, C Shell or csh/tcsh, Korn Shell or ksh, and Bash Shell. Here we’ll be Essetially Focalized on the Default Linux Bash Shell.
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Open a Command Line Terminal Window
Ctrl+Alt+t
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Shell Prompt Investigation.
The Shell Prompt is on the Default Form:
USERNAME@MACHINENAME:LOCATION$
The Last $/# Character is Showing the Prompt Permissions Type: Normal-User/Super-User
- If a $ is Showing then you Can Execute ‘Only’ the Command your User have Permission to.
- If a # is Showing then you Can Execute ‘Every’ Command!
The Default ‘~‘ Location Symbol is the Equivalent of the $HOME Directory and is Meaning that the Shell is Located on the /home/[myuser] Folder.
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Quick-Start with Bash Shell Commands on Ubuntu Linux