In early April 2009, I transitioned from a full-time job to an independent. It’s been an interesting change that’s kept me pretty busy, challenging me in lots of new ways. One of the best parts of this change has been the opportunity to work with my friend Geoffrey Grosenbach at PeepCode, where I’ve been spending a good portion of my time. Geoffrey has involved me in many aspects of the businesses, including, of course, creating and producing screencasts. The most visible product of this collaboration — my very first PeepCode screencast — has just gone live.
Meet the Command Line is a 70 minute screencast geared for people who have never used the UNIX command line, or are learning it for the first time. It teaches the basic assumptions of UNIX, how to look for help, and how to manage files, directories, and programs in a way that even more experienced UNIX users will benefit from. We’re also including a bonus 60 page PDF reference guide for good measure.
Although I knew it would be a lot of work, I had no idea just how many different skill-sets were involved in creating a PeepCode screencast. Combining the things I was comfortable with, like voice-work and filming, with things I’d never done before, like post-production in Final Cut Studio, was a great way to hit the ground running. Geoffrey has been really helpful too, often whipping up customized 5 or 10 minute screencasts to demonstrate his process along the way. These quick screencasts were at once both incredibly helpful and humbling: Geoffrey’s off-the-cuff mini-casts were incredibly professional. It’s like he can’t help it. He was also instrumental in helping to make the screencast great in many other ways as well.
It’s been a great experience so far, and I’m excited about the upcoming screencasts already in the works. Stay tuned.
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Chris
30 May 2009 at 2:28 pm
Purchased.
Wes Baker
30 May 2009 at 4:28 pm
The screencast looks great, do you have any more advanced screencasts coming up?
Dan Benjamin
30 May 2009 at 5:04 pm
@Wes - yes, we’re working on several more in this series.
@Chris - thank you!
Ken Bavier
31 May 2009 at 12:28 pm
Great episode Dan. This is the first Peepcode I’ve purchased - very professional. I’m looking picking up a few more episodes soon.
Leslie
01 June 2009 at 8:04 pm
I haven’t been comfortable with a command line since pouring over DOS manuals trying to figure out how to free up enough memory to play Wing Commander on my 386. Ah, the good ol’ days.
I’m looking forward to the screencast, thanks!
Tatsumi
02 June 2009 at 4:11 am
I always wanted to learn how to use the command line. What a great opportunity to start learning! Purchased.
Joshua Kaufman
02 June 2009 at 3:27 pm
The screencast is fantastic! Are there any UNIX reference books in the same vein that you recommend for beginners?
Me
05 June 2009 at 1:29 am
I’m an unemployed IT guy too. Can I get a torrent pf this? I don;t have any money.
sensei
05 June 2009 at 4:00 am
I was a bit miffed that you did this, especially as I have one out as well… but you totally deserve for yours to be used - I’m sure it’ll be pro as. I love hivelogic. :)
Sunny
05 June 2009 at 8:16 am
Mind telling us what that lovely font is?
布里斯班
05 June 2009 at 11:22 am
This is some great screencast for newbie.
Thanks so much.
Daniel Black
05 June 2009 at 11:49 am
I am very interested in this. I have been a dedicated Linux user for a few years now (not Ubuntu, fwiw), but (a) I can definitely stand to learn more and (b) my wife (who rocks an iMac) has recently decided to learn the *IX underbelly of OS X. Wonderful timing, as I’m sure this will be much clearer than the alternative (me, pointing and engaging in tangential declarations and farting).
Steve
05 June 2009 at 9:32 pm
Got it the day I read about it. Really well done, and fun to hear your voice (for real instead in my imagination). I especially love that the section navigation works just as well on the iPod version as on the desktop version. Fantastic.
Slight change of subject:
Since you recently seem to be favoring the MacPorts approach to compiling software, what should a loyal reader know about usr/local in a MacPorts workflow? usr/local was a key configuration aspect of your previous instructions. Has that changed? How does one tell MacPorts where to compile source code?
Thanks Dan!
Axian
12 June 2009 at 7:51 am
I just purchased it despite Peep Code site having the worst logo on the planet. What’s that about?
Andreas
21 June 2009 at 7:15 pm
I enjoyed the show a lot.
It’s very good if you want to become comfortable with basic command line usage under Unix.
Recommended!
Nick
23 June 2009 at 7:42 am
Watched it this morning and it was a very comprehensive introduction to the command line, wish I had this a while ago.
Regarding permissions and Mac OS, I’m still wondering why my Mac changes permissions from 777 to 755 when I download a folder using my Cyberduck FTP client. It’s a bit annoying.
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