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Summary

In this chapter, you learned:

  • The Bash shell is a command interpreter that prompts interactive users to specify Linux commands.

  • Many commands have a --help option that displays a usage message or screen.

  • Using workspaces makes it easier to organize multiple application windows.

  • The Activities button located at the upper-left corner of the top bar provides an overview mode that helps a user organize windows and start applications.

  • The file command scans the beginning of a file's contents and displays what type it is.

  • The head and tail commands display the beginning and end of a file, respectively.

  • You can use Tab completion to complete file names when typing them as arguments to commands.

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