If you are a Linux user [1] and you haven’t used the Terminal, then you haven't fully tapped into the true potential of Linux. FYI, Terminal (also known as shell, console and command prompt in Windows) is the command line interface wherein almost all the computing tasks can be operated at the comfort of your keyboard. People often get scared when asked to use the Terminal. In fact, an image of black hat coders sitting in a shady room doing shady operations gets created into the narrow minds of most people. This blog will clarify most of your doubts related to using the Terminal at the same time will make you understand that Shell programming can actually be fun. When we learn a new language, the first thing that we do is we learn the alphabets. Then we move ahead by forming words using those alphabets. Finally, when we know how to form words, we proceed towards forming sentences.We will follow a similar approach when it comes to learning shell programming language. Let’s discuss ...
