In this week's newsletter, I'll be presenting the first post in a short mini series on CLI fundamentals.

Most engineers stumble when they end up needing to use a command line.

The Problem

IDEs ("integrated development environments") such as VSCode are an important developer tool but sometimes it's easier and much more powerful to use a command line in conjunction with them.

My Recommendation on Learning CLI Basics

Here's what I recommend to learn key CLI commands:

1. "Dip your toe in the pool": Take 4 minutes to read over the tutorial below.
2. Gamify your learning: set a daily alarm on your phone to remind yourself to practice.
3. Take my quiz when you're done.

Basic, "Must Know" CLI Commands

pwd

Prints the current working directory.

cd

Changes the current directory.

mkdir

Creates a new directory.

ls

Lists directory contents.

man

Built-in manual system for commands.