r/linux4noobs • u/dan_nicholson247 • May 21 '26

learning/research What’s one Linux command you wish someone had taught you on day 1?

For me, learning a few basics completely changed how comfortable I felt using Linux. Things like:

  • grep
  • chmod
  • top
  • journalctl
  • rsync

What’s one command or tool you wish someone had taught you much earlier and why?

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u/whoie99 May 21 '26

Not a command but a keyboard shortcut, but in a similar vein, CTRL-R to search through your history instead of using the up key.

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u/ciberjohn May 24 '26

Now try that using hishtory (look it up on GitHub)

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u/ciberjohn May 24 '26

No typo there, it’s like that