30岁：开启Linux之旅!（30岁学linux）

Thirty years is really a daunting age. It is no longer a young age, but also not old enough to be considered mature. However, it is at this age that I recently started my journey into Linux, a world that I have been fascinated and fascinated with for more than a decade.

I am a software engineer and I had been using Linux based operating environments like Ubuntu and Suse over the last decade. However, these were more graphical operating systems with a predefined set of tools and applications like the popular GUI environments. I was slightly familiar with the command line interface of linux but never really took the time to learn it properly.

But recently I decided to bite the bullet and dedicated myself to learn the ‘shell mastery’. I started with various online tutorials. I also got into books like ‘Beginning the Linux Command Line’ and ‘Mastering Linux Shell Scripting’ which gave me a strong foothold in the basics of operating with the shell.

Beside the books, I also started reading tutorials, blog posts, and StackOverflow threads to understand what tips, tricks, and commands are required for mastering shell script development. On the occasion, I also learned ways to work with various Linux applications such as database management tools, systems management tools, version control systems etc.

Whenever I went through tutorials, I implemented the commands right away. My main motive was to understand the syntax and the features of the language with which shell scripts are written. Whenever there were any errors while implementing the commands I spent some time to understand how they were resolved and the solutions that were employed.

Analyzing the solutions to my problems further boosted my understanding of the operating system. Within a few weeks I was comfortable writing code in bash and familiar with the ‘grep’, ‘find’ and ‘locate’ commands for efficient file management. I was now well versed in concepts such as script arguments, pipelines, signal handling, process control.

Today, I am a capable Linux user who can compile software from source, set up cron jobs, write shell scripts and quickly explore Linux command options. This journey has now extended past the operating system, I have adequately improved my programming skills and developing my own projects.

My journey into Linux has been nothing short of a thrilling adventure. It is an extraordinary challenge for a thirty-year-old to start learning such a powerful operating system. But it’s a journey that has opened up infinite possibilities and I’m sure I will still learn more as Linux is constantly evolving.