Does he actually want to know more about the command line? If he's not, I wouldn't waste your effort. Some people aren't learners, they just want to accomplish

Does he actually want to know more about the command line? If he's not, I wouldn't waste your effort. Some people aren't learners, they just want to accomplish a task. If he is, definitely hook him up with a tutorial. I like the idea of letting him peek over your shoulder as you work. Ultimately, there are very few commands you need to know to get started. This might work: - Move around the file system, echo the current path - List the files (in the various ways you can do this) - Create and edit a file (nano?) - Move and delete the file - Very brief overview of permissions - A primer on user directories and how to get back there easily I think that would get the average Joe enough tools to get going.