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Conquer the command line

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Updated for the latest Raspberry Pi software, this essential guide shows you how to master the command line for new ways to work with files, processes, and devices.​For getting instructions from us...
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  • 17 June 2025
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Updated for the latest Raspberry Pi software, this essential guide shows you how to master the command line for new ways to work with files, processes, and devices.​

For getting instructions from user to computer — in a clear, quick, and unambiguous form — nothing beats the command line. It never disappeared on UNIX and Linux systems, and thanks to Raspberry Pi OS, a new generation is discovering how it simplifies complex tasks and lets you carry out simple ones instantly.​

Conquer the Command Line builds essential skills to have you feeling at home with the terminal on Raspberry Pi (or any Mac and Linux computer), including:​

  • Read and write text files​
  • Find and install software​
  • Manage removable storage​
  • Use Secure Shell (SSH) for remote access​
  • Write disk images to SD cards​
  • Browse the web from the command line​

The Raspberry Pi Essentials series offers concise, hands-on learning to the most popular activities for Raspberry Pi's computers and add-on boards. Also available in the series:​

  • Simple electronics with GPIO Zero​
  • Make games with Python​
  • AI projects with Raspberry Pi​
  • Experiment with the Sense HAT​

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Price: $13.99
Pages: 128
Publisher: Raspberry Pi Press
Imprint: Raspberry Pi Press
Series: Essentials
Publication Date: 17 June 2025
ISBN: 9781916868380
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / Linux, Programming techniques, COMPUTERS / Embedded Computer Systems, COMPUTERS / Computer Literacy, COMPUTERS / System Administration / Linux & UNIX Administration, COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / UNIX, Programming & scripting languages: general, Embedded systems

  1. Don't panic
  2. Read and write text 
  3. Permission to install
  4. Manipulating text
  5. Customise the command line
  6. Connecting disks
  7. Predictable networking
  8. Stopping a process
  9. Remote Raspberry Pi
  10. Downloading and installing
  11. Start and stop at your command
  12. Save it now
  13. Easy compilation
  14. Commanding the internet