[saagarjha]

FWIW, I’ve given this talk to people unfamiliar to the terminal and they’ve been able to get the gist of how basic things work in under an hour.

[beenBoutIT]

That's because finding people unfamiliar with the terminal that are willing to spend an entire hour in front of a terminal learning how to use it is the hard part.

[_emacsomancer_]

My original suggestion was envisioned as a 3–5 minute explanation.