What Is Bash

Part of the Bash course

Welcome. If you have never opened a terminal in your life, you are in the right place. Before we type a single command, we are going to spend ten minutes getting clear on what Bash actually is and what is sitting on your screen right now. People mix up "the terminal", "the shell", and "Bash" all the time, and that confusion makes everything else harder than it needs to be.

This lesson is pure reading. No commands to run yet, no buttons to click. Take your time. ...