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20 Commands for Newbies Who’ve Just Switched from Windows to Linux

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Tecmint
Aug 26, 2021

From my past experience when I was new to Linux, its commands and terminals really scared me. I was worried about the commands, especially as to what extent I have to remember and memorize commands to get myself fully functional with Linux.

No doubt online documentation, Linux books, man pages, and user community helped me a lot, But I strongly believed that there should be an article with basic Linux commands in easy-to-learn and understand language. These motivated me to master Linux and to help others understand how it works. This article is a step towards mastering Linux for yourself.

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Tecmint

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