Command-line tools
Some of these tools have GUI alternatives that are not always mentioned. In my opinion, it is a good idea to learn about using command-line tools even if you decide afterwards that you prefer the GUI options. Linux is one of the many popular operating systems that support CLI. You can find good documentation about Linux tools at http://tldp.org/ (retrieved January 2016). Most information on the website is generic and useful on other operating systems as well, such as OS X.
Navigation is often cumbersome in the CLI world. I find bashmarks a good tool to help you with that. You can find bashmarks at https://github.com/huyng/bashmarks (retrieved January 2016). The steps to install bashmarks are as follows:
- Type the following in a ...
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