n00b to console punk

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The first book in way of the hax0r. It makes you comfortable with UNIX and Windows shells, terminal applications, command composition, editors, and filesystem work on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Bash and zsh form the UNIX track, PowerShell the main Windows track, and Command Prompt is covered explicitly rather than assumed away. Every chapter ends with Key Points, a Level Up section where n00bs can stop and hackers keep exploring, and exercises.

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• 0. Introduction
• 1. Terminal and Shell
• 2. Anatomy of a Command
• 3. Filesystems
• 4. Stop Fighting the Keyboard
• 5. Edit Something
• 6. Working with Files
• 7. Make Commands Work Together
• 8. Who Can Do What?
• 9. Programs That Keep Running
• 10. Make the Shell Yours
• 11. From Commands to Scripts
• 12. Work Across Machines
• 13. Cross the OS Boundary
• 14. Keep Your Work
• 15. Earn Console Punk
• Appendix A: Command Comparisons
• Appendix B: Shortcuts by Shell and Terminal
• Appendix C: Startup-File Locations
• Appendix D: Vim Survival Keys