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Say hello to the Unix command-line environment! This is a quick introduction to the bash shell, the most popular Unix-style shell, available on Mac, Windows, and Linux systems.

Say hello to the Unix command-line environment! This is a quick introduction to the bash shell, the most popular Unix-style shell, available on Mac, Windows, and Linux systems.

Last Updated March 7, 2022

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No experience required

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Lesson 1

Shell Workshop

The Unix shell is a powerful tool for developers of all sorts. In this lesson, you'll get a quick introduction to the very basics of using it on your own computer.

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Karl Krueger

Command Line Instructor

Before joining Udacity, Karl was a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Google for eight years, building automation and monitoring to keep the world's busiest web services online.

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