Ask an Expert: How to use command line (basic tutorial)

This week, we welcome back pro developer Michael, who'll give us a basic tutorial on how to use command line, the terminal and Bash.

? Contents ?
0:00 - Introduction
2:17 - What is command line and why should I care?
5:14 - What platform are we using for this tutorial?
5:48 - Would you recommend learning Vim when working with the command line?
6:26 - How can we create our own commands that executes some scripts?
6:43 - Command line is more useful in linux and more powerful right?
8:02 - When is the right time to start learning about command line?
8:21 - How often do developers use command line?
9:22 - Is command line useful in debugging code? ?
9:44 - How do you open the CLI interface?
12:04 - Will Scrimba ever consider adding a backend type career path?
12:15 - Do you recommend devs use specialized command line software like Hyper, or just the default terminal?
13:26 - Does Scrimba have an interface to execute command line?
14:17 - Will I learn something here considering I’m using Windows?
15:50 - What is the major difference between Linux CLI vs Windows CLI?
16:47 - How can you navigate the file system?
36:04 - How do you give executable permissions to files?
39:05 - How do you name a folder or file with spaces?
40:26 - Does using code as a command to open VS Code require some set up?
45:47 - What is ‘cat’ short for? ?
55:50 - What can you automate using today’s lesson?
1:01:20 - What is Bash?
1:03:10 - What is rmdir for?

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