If you want to learn use of the command line, you want to learn how to use what's called a shell. bash is a good choice these days. There are others. Google for "bash linux" and you'll get results like the following: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/Bash-Beginners-Guide.html If there's a particular task you want to perform from the console environment, also known as the cli, the options depend on what task you're interested in learning. For example, if you want to use mail on the cli, you might want to learn about mutt: http://www.mutt.org/ There are tweaks you need to make to mutt's configuration file, .muttrc in order to use it effectively with console speech like speakup. If you want to play audio, try mplayer. Etc., etc. Janina Linux for blind general discussion writes: > Hello, > > I was wondering what applications where are for commend line input for arch linux? I know arch cones with a repository but is that for desktop environments or is it available for command line? Lastly, where or what could I read to learn arch linux? The wiki does not help. > > Thanks in advance > > Sincerely, > > Michael maslo > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list