(Ebook) The MagPi Essentials: Conquer the commandline, the Raspberry terminal guide by Raspberry ISBN 9781912047666, 1912047667

(Ebook) The MagPi Essentials: Conquer the commandline, the Raspberry terminal guide by Raspberry ISBN 9781912047666, 1912047667

Sometimes only words will do. Graphic userinterfaces (GUIs) were a great advance,creating an easy route into computer usefor many non-technical users. For complex tasks,though, the interface can become a limitation:blocking off choices, and leaving a circuitous routeeven for only moderately complicated jobs.(Re-)Enter the command line: the blinking cursorthat many thought had faded away in the 1990s. Forgetting instructions from user to computer – in aclear, quick, and unambiguous form – the commandline is often the best way. It never disappeared onUNIX systems, and now, thanks to Raspbian on theRaspberry Pi, a new generation is discovering thepower of the command line to simplify complextasks, or instantly carry out simple ones.If you’re not comfortable when faced with the $prompt, then don’t panic! In this fully updated book,we’ll quickly make you feel at home, and able tofind your way around the terminal on the Pi, or anyother GNU/Linux computer: getting things done, andunlocking the power of the command line.