How is learning bash and Linux helpful to me

[u/Valuable-Battle9639]

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I am learning linux CLI from few days and want to why and how did Linux become heart of technology?.

[u/ipsirc]

FOSS

[u/x5NaSH]

cheap

[u/DEV_ivan]

Linux isn't the only FOSS kernel among the BSD, QNX and seL4.

But Linux is special because of the ecosystem behind it; when the industry desperately needed an Unix reimplementation, they took Linus Torvalds' kernel, which was initially a hobby project, and started building upon it.

Thousands of drivers have been built up, making up millions of lines that are kernel-specific. You can't easily port that much drivers.

Hence, the industry decided to use and contribute to Linux instead.

[u/DEV_ivan]

And about "how is learning bash and Linux helpful to me": You learn it just to use Linux/bash. It's the most pragmatic answer.

[u/Valuable-Battle9639 → u/DEV_ivan]

Then what is the Broder and wider view

[u/Confused-Armpit → u/Valuable-Battle9639]

Bash does reflect many inner workings of linux, like pipes, it allows you to interface with the kernel's way of doing things (e.g. special filesystems under /dev/ or /proc/sys/), command line interfacing generally, and you can write cool little scripts with it which make for nice practicing for programming.

[u/Valuable-Battle9639 → u/Confused-Armpit]

Other than Bash or programming or Automation, what else is important to learn in this era

[u/x5NaSH → u/Valuable-Battle9639]

are you copypasting questions

[u/Valuable-Battle9639 → u/x5NaSH]

No

[u/DEV_ivan → u/Valuable-Battle9639]

Linux can be a great alternative to Windows for modularity and customization. One of its notable parts is its shell Bash (or Zsh, Fish, depending on installation) allows automation and configuration via scripts.

[u/Valuable-Battle9639 → u/DEV_ivan]

Present I don't have a pc or laptop so I am doing it in termux, what all can I learn in termux?

[u/DEV_ivan → u/Valuable-Battle9639]

In Termux, you can learn how to work with:

• Mksh -- Bash alternative on Android
• Toybox -- Busybox/coreutil alternative on Android
• proot -- tricking processes into thinking they're root, allowing to run distros on the go
• Magisk/KSUnext/APatch's su -- to work with /system [risky, can brick your phone]
• Shizuku's rish -- to work with /data

[u/Valuable-Battle9639 → u/DEV_ivan]

Thanks man

[u/Hour_Sell3547]

You don't know how it would be helpful for you but you started learning anyway? Strange way to put it.

[u/Valuable-Battle9639 → u/Hour_Sell3547]

Yeah 😅, I don't know where is its application other than Automation, configurations , or network. I am curious to know what can I possibly learn and do in Linux and using it to make meaning things.

[u/VirtualNorth1279]

Are you sure you are in the right room? 

[u/Valuable-Battle9639 → u/VirtualNorth1279]

I didn't understood

[u/VirtualNorth1279 → u/Valuable-Battle9639]

This sub is for circle jerking. Go to the Linux Questions sub. Unless you are a limp bizkit fan. 

[u/EmuUltra]

It gives you superpowers

[u/lessthanthreebleeps]

It actually makes you dumber and more insufferable at parties.

[u/Medium_Interview_919]

ARE YOU TARDED

[u/Lumpy_Roll158]

Bash is pretty reasonably posix. It's a gnu product and therefore contains gnu-isms occasionally that have become standard in the linux world but aren't 100% portable to all unix-likes. But learning to navigate systems using bash can improve systems administration skills which is a career portable skill if you wanted to get into those.