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Learning Linux

Objectives

Learn about the filesystem
- Absolute path versus relative path
- The '/' (root) and '~/' (home) directory
- File/directory ownership and permissions
Learn about the Bourne-again shell (Bash) and basic shell commands
- Customize the shell environment
- Redirection (>) and pipe (|)
- Job control: put a job in background or back group, force quit (Control-C), kill
- Essential commands
Learn about the Secure Shell (SSH) and remote access
System administration if you are really interested