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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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How to help a person who has bad times remembering commands when using Linux. (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm a Windows user of all life. But I love Linux. And these last two years after so many time I started learning it in deep . But one thing is bugging me is that I am those persons that has bad times remembering names, words... imagine commands... Even after using it so much I remember some basics but I'm struggling a lot and I have to go back to notes constantly to do some basic operations. Even worst after trying multiple distro from from different upstreams that commands are ... Different. What would be your recommendations to help me. Are there tools to help this issue ? My guess is that A LOT of people happens the same. And it's one of the reasons Linux has such a slow adption . Because is excellent and full of capabilities.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Fish

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What does Fish that Bash does not, specifically to help the person remembering the program names and options??

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It automatically suggests commands, you've run before, if you start typing the first letters, like so:

You can also press the Up-Arrow at any point to show other commands from your history which contain the text that you just typed.

So, it is similar to Ctrl+R in Bash, but easier to use and you don't have to actively think about it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

And, if you can't remember the options for commands, fish will offer you suggestions. So, if you type ls - and press tab, fish will give you a list of all of the valid switches and a brief description.