From the course: Learning Jenkins: Automating Software Development and System Administration

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Prerequisites and key terms

Prerequisites and key terms - Jenkins Tutorial

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Prerequisites and key terms

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- [Instructor] Before starting this course, there are a few things you should be familiar with. Whether you're running Windows, macOS, or Linux, you should be able to access your operating system's terminal program or command line interface. At the least, you'll need to be able to run programs and simple commands. Jenkins is a web-based application, but from time to time, you'll need to access the command line interface, especially during installation. The majority of the instructions we give to Jenkins will be in the form of a script. I'll be using the Bash shell, which is readily available on Mac or Linux-based systems. If you're on Windows, you'll probably be using batch commands to interface with CMD or perhaps even PowerShell. I also want you to be familiar with a few key terms I'll be using throughout the course. We'll be referring to projects and jobs quite a bit in this course. A job is a collection of the tasks that you, as the user, want Jenkins to manage. Basically, a job…

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