README.md

Unix-Intro

This repository contains several documents and "dot files" that may be helpful to people learning Unix / Linux / OS X. To use the dot files, put them in your home directory.

Getting Started with Using Unix at the Command Line ("shell")

• basicBash : Interacting with the command line using bash

• basicUNIX : Some initial UNIX commands to get you started

Useful dot files that set aliases and environment variables

• .bashrc_custom : A script that executes the other dot files in this list. If you want this to run every time you start a new interactive shell, put it in your home directory and then run the customize_bashrc script. (You need only do this once.)

• .bash_aliases : Aliases (pseudo-commands or shortcuts)

• .bash_aliases-darwin : Aliases that are specific to OS X

• .bash_aliases-linux : Aliases that are specific to Linux

• .env_vars : Customizes the command-line prompt to indicate the machine and current directory (and git branch, if you are using git). Also provides commented-out models for customizing your PATH, CDPATH, and EDITOR environment variables.

Some of the most useful aliases in .bash_aliases are:

a           list all aliases 
back        go to previous working directory (before last cd)
dirt        list contents of directory & its subdirectories
l           list all files in directory; indicate directories
              with a trailing slash, executables with a trailing
              asterisk, and symbolic links with a trailing `@`
recent      show most recently changed files in this directory
              (useful to know which files have to be recompiled)

In particular, the l and recent commands could be useful as you keep track of your files and work on programming projects.

If Using Vi

• basicVI : Getting started with vi, a common editor

• .vimrc : Useful settings/customizations for vi/vim

If Using Git

• Git_SettingUp : Instructions for getting started with Git

• git-cheatsheet.txt : Cheatsheet of Git commands (draft form -- there are others on the web that are more complete)

If Using Mysql

• .my.cnf : Template for a .my.cnf file

• .root.cnf : Template for a .root.cnf file

Instructions for setting up Apache/Mysql/Php (AMP)

• NotesForAMPsetupOnMac : Notes on setting up AMP on a Mac