Module 1 · Lesson 4
20 min
Terminal, Prompt, Commands and Arguments
Goal
Read the shell prompt, and run commands with short options, long options and arguments - including arguments that contain spaces.
Before you start
Lessons 1–3.
Reading the prompt When you log in, the shell waits for input and shows a prompt : Part Meaning anna the user you are logged in as lab the machine's hostname ~ the current directory - ~ is short for your home directory $ you are a normal user. A here means you are root , the all powerful administrator !WARNING If you…
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