Terminal For Beginners and Switchers

Murphy’s Terminal screencasts are the perfect place for beginners and switchers to get their feet wet with the command line. The posts are filed under Advanced, but that’s because seemingly harmless commands, like cp for copying, can delete files without warning.

But a little education goes a long way. Murphy has over a dozen screencasts that utilize the Terminal in one way or another. Start with the oldest one and work your way though.

Today’s screencast shows you how to set up some safety features for the cp and mv commands - so you’ll be warned if you’re about to overwrite files. It also covers noclobber mode, a way to stop the Terminal from overwriting files when you use a “>” sign for redirecting output.

The command line’s power is an incredible asset. If you haven’t dipped your toes in yet this is a great place to get started. Or head back to Murphy’s first post on the Terminal.

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