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A Practical Guide to Linux(R) Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming
by Mark G. Sobell
from Prentice Hall PTR

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A book that will help you become a Linux command line guru
  This is a book that I have been looking for for a long time. I have been looking for a book that takes me into the command line world of Linux but in a methodical way describing all the little options, tips, tricks but also the principles that make Linux shell so powerful.
  Book begins with a brief history of Linux and very informative, relevant overview of the system architecture.
  It proceeds with the in depth, hands on walkthrogugh the environment, shells, and command line utilities.
  There... more info

• Lots of stuff, but oriented toward scripting
  The claim that this is a "practical guide to Linux commands . . ." is an overstatement. The coverage of commands is relatively minimal. This volume doesn't really get into any depth or go beyond basic commands. The Command Reference (Part V of the book) is incomplete. It definitely is not a guide to using Linux.
  Several editors and a bit of programming are covered , though again the coverage is cursory.
  Overall, this is probably an okay reference for experienced Linux users. For people like me who... more info

• Comprehensive but overwhelming for a n00b
  I found this book to be just ok - it covers the basics of Linux and many important/frequently used commands but I am remotely satisfied with this book because the author focuses on stuff that many users probably will find less useful.
  The learning curve is quite steep if you're relatively new to Linux - the author is describing very basic stuff like GNU, Linux file systems, simple shell commands and such, and then suddenly rushes into complicated shell programming and scripts.
  Few examples from... more info

• Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming
  Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming
  The book give a solution to one of the most biggest problem of a Linux junior Sys Admin:
  How to automate tasks and decrease the amount of time that "waste" for
  Regular operations.
  Although from first look, the book content look like a "Boring Staff", after reading
  It, the reader would improve his theoretical and practical capabilities -
  And may help to itself to focus it the real job.
  The book give a... more info

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