From the course: Practical Linux for Network Engineers: Part 1
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It's just a CLI - Linux Tutorial
From the course: Practical Linux for Network Engineers: Part 1
It's just a CLI
- [Instructor] One of the things I like to remember about Linux is it has a command line interface. If you're a network engineer you're used to using a command line interface. Your command line interface has specific commands such as Conf + T or show IP interface brief. You've had to learn those commands. So you may be comfortable with the Cisco IOS now that you've learned various commands. The Linux CLI may look a little bit different and may be a bit confusing in the beginning. But remember, it's just a command line interface. And commands such as ifconfig will become second nature to you once you've learned the commands and know what the output is gonna be. So in the same way, as on a Cisco router, you may use the command show IP interface brief to see IP addresses on a Cisco router. You would use the command ifconfig or IP address to view IP addresses on a Linux device. All you need to do here is learn new commands to interact with a operating system. If you've ever used Windows…
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