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  * [[#SECTION00310000000000000000|2.1 What to read first]]

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======  2. Introduction ======

This is for people who are new to unix, especially people who are new to unix &amp; new to [[http://sdf.lonestar.org/|Super Dimension Fortress]] (SDF), a public access unix system.

I sometimes hang out in the chat rooms on SDF, &amp; almost every day someone enters who has recently created an account &amp; asks how to get started using unix &amp; the features of SDF. It's an awkward situation because there is a lot to know to get started with unix; it would be difficult to explain it all in a chat room. What's more, most of the regulars in those chat rooms have seen &amp; answered the question enough times that they understandably do not look forward to doing so again.

So I'm answering that question here, once. If all goes well, when someone enters a chat room &amp; asks how to start learning about unix, someone can point them to this article.

======  2.1 What to read first ======

If you already know what unix is, or if you don't but you also don't enjoy reading about petty controversies about a definition, skip the ``What is Unix'' chapter &amp; start reading Chapter [[node5.html#basics|4]] ``Some Basic Commands''.

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 Gene Michael Stover 2005-07-07