Command Line Power User

What is this?

11 "I had no idea you could do that" videos for web developers looking to improve their command line skills.

They cover a workflow using some of the best modern tools that relate to using command line tools such as git, npm, gulp and so on.

Meet Wes Bos

Wes Bos is a Full Stack Developer, Speaker and Teacher from Canada. He is a course creator, works as an independent web developer and is the co-host of Syntax - a popular web development podcast. Wes has taught over 500 students in 200+ classes and spoken at dozens of conferences around the world. Wes wrote his own bio in the third person for some reason.

Wes is the author of React For Beginners, Advanced React and GraphQL, ES6 for Everyone and Learn Node which together have sold over 55,000 copies. He is also the author of JavaScript30.com, CSSGrid.io, Flexbox.io and Command Line Power User, a set of free video series. 300,000 people have taken at least one of Wes' free video courses.

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The Videos

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  Introduction to Command Line Power User

  What are these videos all about?

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  Command Line Basics

  Never used the command line before? Here is a quick rundown of the basic commands.

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  Installing iTerm or Cygwin

  Why mac users should ditch terminal. What to use if you are on windows.

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  Installing ZSH & Oh-My-ZSH

  What is ZSH? What about Oh-My-ZSH? Let's get them installed!

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  Custom Terminal Colours

  Customize your terminal with custom colours.

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  Custom ZSH Themes & Prompts

  Pimp your terminal with themes. Create a custom prompt that integrates with Git, Ruby and Node.

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  Discovering ZSH Features

  What makes ZSH so good anyways? What are the features you can best take advantage of?

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  Advanced History with ZSH

  Stop typing the same command over and over again!

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  Getting the most out of ZSH with Plugins

  Have a specific workflow need? Git commands, NPM methods, Cloudapp integration...

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  Using z to jump to "frecent" folders

  Are you using z? Greatly speed up your file system traversal and say goodbye to finder.

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  Deletion of files + folders with trash

  Still using rm? Stop! The trash command is the better and safer alternative.