Learning the Linux command line is not strictly necessary — but I found it changed how I think about computing. After decades on MS-DOS and Windows, I was already comfortable with Microsoft's command line. Switching to Linux, I expected a straightforward translation. What I got was something more useful: a system with a coherent underlying logic that Windows never quite had. Along the way, the skills transferred further than I anticipated — to macOS, to remote servers, to any UNIX-based environment I encountered. This post is what I wish someone had handed me at the start.
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