📑 Command Line — The MagPi magazine
For getting instructions from user to computer – in a clear, quick and unambiguous form – the command line is often the best way. Now – thanks to Raspbian on the Raspberry Pi – a new generation are discovering the power of the command line to simplify complex tasks, or instantly carry out simple ones.
## Master essential skills across 10 chapters:
* Read and write text files
* Find & install software
* Manage removable storage
* Use Secure Shell for remote access
* Create Raspberry Pi SD cards
* Customise the command line
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MagPi / RaspberryPi put together a guide to getting going with command line.
Hi Aaron,
This is a useful guide. I remember Oliver Quinlan, a guest on Radio EDUtalk talking about the eloquence of the command line compared to pointing and grunting.
I enjoy using the command line, often with Raspberry PIs, but it is easy to miss some of the basics which this guide covers well.