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Linux Command Line Glossary

This document provides definitions for key terms related to learning the Linux command line. It defines common commands like Bash, ls, and shells. It also defines important concepts like the filesystem hierarchy standard, the UNIX philosophy, and the Windows Subsystem for Linux. The glossary is intended to help users understand concepts taught in a course on the Linux command line.

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Linux Command Line Glossary

This document provides definitions for key terms related to learning the Linux command line. It defines common commands like Bash, ls, and shells. It also defines important concepts like the filesystem hierarchy standard, the UNIX philosophy, and the Windows Subsystem for Linux. The glossary is intended to help users understand concepts taught in a course on the Linux command line.

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GLOSSARY

Learning Linux Command Line

Scott Simpson
Use these terms and definitions below to understand concepts taught in the course.

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Term Definition

One of the most widely-used shells, comes enabled by default with


Bash
most of the popular Linux distributions

A text-based interface where we type commands and direct text-based


command-line
input and output to the screen, to files and to other programs

Collections of information that represent photos, documents, source


files
code, databases and all kinds of other things

filesystem
Defines where certain kinds of files are stored on the filesystem
hierarchy standard

A general purpose computer operating system defined by its kernel,


Linux
which is the core component of the system

ls Command that lists the contents of a directory

A command-line interpreter, the environment we use a command-line


shell
in, such as Bash

UNIX philosophy Principle that a tool should do one thing and do it well

Windows
Runs an instance of a Linux compatible environment right within
Subsystem for
Windows, avoiding the need for a virtual machine
Linux

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