How to Use the Terminal on Linux Mint

Basic Terminal Tasks

• Open the Terminal
• Execute a Terminal Command
• Paste Code
• Install an Application
• Uninstall an Application
• Get Help
• Open an Application
• Print a Variable
• Print the Current Working Directory
• Change the Current Working Directory

Basic File Management Tasks

• List Files Inside a Folder
• Create an Empty File
• Create a New Folder
• Copy a File, Folder, or Symlink
• Rename a File, Folder, or Symlink
• Move a File, Folder, or Symlink to a Different Folder 
• Create a Hard Link
• Create a Symlink
• Delete a File, Folder, or Symlink

Basic Terminal Reference

• How to Pass Arguments to Terminal Commands
• How to Refer to Files and Folders
• Dangers of Copy Pasting Linux Terminal Commands that You Don't Understand

Advanced Tasks

• Add Customizations to .bashrc
• Run a Program as a Different User
• Find the Filepath of a Terminal Command
• Change the Title of the Window of GNOME Terminal
• Display a Message Every Time You Open the Terminal
• Display a Random Message from a File Every Time You Open the Terminal
• How to Display a Notification using the Terminal on Linux Mint

Tips

• Tip: Autocomplete Arguments in the Terminal on Linux

Other Terminal Reference

• Terminal vs. Shell
• How the Name of the Terminal Command Works in Bash / Linux
• What Values can the Zeroth Argument Have?
• What does "Sudo" do on Linux Mint?

Shell Script Programming (Bash)

• How to Print All Terminal Arguments
• How to Pass All Terminal Arguments to Another Program

Curiosities

• Are There Linux Distributions that Don't Have Bash?
• Is The "Command Line" The Entire Last Line of the Terminal Including the Shell Prompt or Not?
• What Happens If You Rename The Current Working Directory While You Are in It on Linux Mint?

Definitions

• Print
• Flag
• Command Line
• Shell
• Shell Prompt
• Zeroth Argument
• Current Working Directory
• Environment Variable
• sudo
• Bash
• Bashism
• .bashrc
• Shebang

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