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And then, a new world opens up to you. It has its quirks too. You learn to keep your filenames short so more will fit on screen when you use ls, and not to add spaces to them because those multiply your hassles. But there's so much power there, especially behind the two-letter commands. ls. cd. cp. mv. rm. df. dd. if. vi. Linux pros love the command line but, humorously, they hate typing. Modern shells also have search and even autocomplete, and scrolling through previous commands with up and down arrows. You don't HAVE to use any of this, pretty much ever. But it's there if you need it... or if, someday, you want it. An excellent way to dip your toes into this world is with Julia "b0rk" Evans series of one-image explainers: wizardzines.com/comics/