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Command-line Fu is a good reference for *nix terminal newbies
by Lee Mathews Feb 12th 2009 at 4:30PM
Regardless of what operating system you happen to be running, it's always a good idea to be conversant with the command line. For new (or should that be Gnu?) Linux and Unix users, Command-line Fu is a site that deserves a spot in your bookmarks.
It's designed to be a social resource for terminal commands. Submit a command, describe it, and the community votes it up or down. Sign up for an account or log in with your OpenID to add commands to your favorites. Most submissions are tagged which allows you to easily find, for example, all the grep or ssh entries.
Command-line Fu also provides two handy ways to stay on top of new additions. All entries are tweeted to @commandlinefu and there's an RSS feed available as well.
I do have one very small gripe with the site: I wish it worked better in Lynx.
It's designed to be a social resource for terminal commands. Submit a command, describe it, and the community votes it up or down. Sign up for an account or log in with your OpenID to add commands to your favorites. Most submissions are tagged which allows you to easily find, for example, all the grep or ssh entries.
Command-line Fu also provides two handy ways to stay on top of new additions. All entries are tweeted to @commandlinefu and there's an RSS feed available as well.
I do have one very small gripe with the site: I wish it worked better in Lynx.
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Paul-PA said 10:39PM on 2-12-2009
My go-to site for all things command-line is ss64.com. Not a social site, but there's no handier reference for Windows, bash, SQL, ... and now Powershell. I think I've been using it since 2000.
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ap said 1:04PM on 2-13-2009
Command-line Fu isn't just for *nix, I've seen windows references on there.
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Jimster said 9:55AM on 4-28-2009
Shell-fu is also worth a look http://www.shell-fu.org Pretty similar site, though it has been around a bit longer and has lower volume/higher quality in general.
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