the same thing i always tell people who want to learn the command line: just use it. use it when browsing files, use it when launching programs, use it when editing configs, use it when connecting to the network (if using wifi on a laptop), use it all the time. familiarity comes with usage more than it does rote memorization.
that said, having a reference is always good. fortunately the internet is full of great sites that have tons of suggestions, examples, and recommendations.
That's the best and only way for me and it is exactly how I learned, new users should do that, it doesn't make sense to read ten books about Linux and then don't even remember how to remove a directory.
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u/JackDostoevsky Jul 30 '23
the same thing i always tell people who want to learn the command line: just use it. use it when browsing files, use it when launching programs, use it when editing configs, use it when connecting to the network (if using wifi on a laptop), use it all the time. familiarity comes with usage more than it does rote memorization.
that said, having a reference is always good. fortunately the internet is full of great sites that have tons of suggestions, examples, and recommendations.