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Can anyone recommend a resource for better understanding Arch terminal commands, and the "why" behind them (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/linux4noobs

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I’ve recently installed EndeavourOS, and so far, so good. Got an OK setup and managing the basics.

Previously everything I’ve tried has been Debian based.

I know about the Arch Wiki… but was wondering if anyone recommended a relatively concise and easy-to-navigate resource to get a more rounded and complete understanding of Arch terminal commands?

I find it far more easy to learn when I understand where the terms come from - knowing that sudo means “superuser do”, pacman comes from package manager. But the moment I don’t know what yay, -s etc actually mean haha…

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

man is your friend. It shows you the manual for a command. Like man pacman will show you the manual for pacman. You can exit it with q.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I think this simple tip is exactly what I wanted - straight in there! Thanks pal!

[–] somegeek 2 points 23 hours ago

You can also use tldr for quick guide

[–] somegeek 1 points 23 hours ago

You can also use tldr for quick guide

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As a general refrence, there's also the tldr command line program/command which gives a simplified version of the man page entry for all sorts of common commands :)

Good luck in your Linux ventures! ❤️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, was literally just recommended this and looks useful!

I’ve been someone people would consider a “Mac expert” for years…

But giving Linux a go I realised how little I actually knew and understood about the underpinnings of operating systems.

Definitely interesting learning all the things that macOS was just doing for me or even hiding from me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There is a linked command apropos that searches the man page database for keywords. It can be very helpful if you forget the exact command you're looking for.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh nice, thank you!

[–] moonpiedumplings 1 points 1 day ago

You can push it even futher with wikiman, an offline interface to search and view manpages and the Arch wiki.