From the course: Learning Windows Subsystem for Linux
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Using the shell - Windows Tutorial
From the course: Learning Windows Subsystem for Linux
Using the shell
- [Instructor] If you're used to using Linux, working in the Bash shell is probably pretty familiar to you. But if you're used to using the Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell, Bash syntax may be a little unfamiliar. And if you're accustomed to using Bash or another Linux shell, Windows syntax, and the way that PowerShell looks, may seem a little foreign. You don't have to have a deep understanding of either shell to use WSL, but because WSL bridges the two worlds, so to speak, it's good to be a little familiar with both Bash and PowerShell in case you need to work with one system or the other. Check out the LinkedIn Learning course, Learning Linux Command Line if you're new to Bash, and check out Learning PowerShell if you're new to PowerShell. For people who are more familiar with Windows than with Linux, I want to give you a quick tour of the Bash prompt, and point out some of the things that distinguish working…
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