The shell

Is the default user interface for the linux system

The propmpt

Username

Linux system name

Dolla sighn indicates a normal user

Super user is indicated with a bound sign

Root is the super user

Basic linux commands

Commands in linux are case sensitive

Getting help at the command line

Enviromental varaibles

Storage location that has a name and a value, typically uppercase, you can see the content on the
variable using echo $VAR_NAME

PATH

Is an environment variable, it controls the command search patch and contains a list of directories
separated by coma. Gives you an idea of whre commands are located on the linux system

If you want to know the location of the full PATH to the command that you are executing you can
use the command which

tac command displays do the same as cat but in reverse

get help with –help or -h

If you are not sure which command to use you can use
man: is used to display command documentation

$PATH controls your search path

You can learn the full path to mmands with which

Ask command for help with –help or -h

Search man pages by using man -k

EXERCISE