You've experienced the shiny, point-and-click surface of your Linux computer--now dive below and explore its depths with the power of the command line. The Linux Command Line takes you from your very first terminal keystrokes to writing full programs in Bash, the most popular Linux shell (or command line). Along the way you'll learn the timeless skills handed down by generations of experienced, mouse-shunning gurus: file navigation, environment configuration, command chaining, pattern matching with regular expressions, and more. In addition to that practical knowledge, author William Shotts reveals the philosophy behind these tools and the rich heritage that your desktop Linux machine has inherited from Unix supercomputers of yore. As you make your way through the book's short, easily-digestible chapters, you'll learn how to: • Create and delete files, directories, and symlinks • Administer your system, including networking, package installation, and process management • Use standard input and output, redirection, and pipelines • Edit files with Vi, the world's most popular text editor • Write shell scripts to automate common or boring tasks • Slice and dice text files with cut, paste, grep, patch, and sed Once you overcome your initial "shell shock," you'll find that the command line is a natural and expressive way to communicate with your computer. Just don't be surprised if your mouse starts to gather dust.

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This book is a beginner's guide for fast learning Linux commands which are frequently used by Linux administrators or beginners. The book covers all essential Linux commands as well as their operations, examples, and explanations. It also includes Linux Helping commands, symbols, shortcut keys, run levels and Vi commands, 100 Linux Commands Tests and Answers.In this book, you can easily learn:How to run all essential Linux commands.How to copy, move, and delete files and directories.How to create, remove, and manage users and groups.How to access the Linux server, and use SSH commands.How to operate the run levels and change the run levelsHow to navigate at the command line by helping commands.How to compare two files, find out a file, manipulate the file contentsHow to start a job, stop a job and schedule a job. How to manage permissions and ownership of files and directoriesHow to connect across a network, communicate with the network.How to transfer files over the network, send network messagesAnd much more skill......There is a long chart containing all common Linux commands in this book, which can give you a great help in your job or study. You can learn all essential Linux commands quickly.Appendix 100 Linux Commands Tests & Answers

You've experienced the shiny, point-and-click surface of your Linux computer—now dive below and explore its depths with the power of the command line. The Linux Command Line takes you from your very first terminal keystrokes to writing full programs in Bash, the most popular Linux shell (or command line). Along the way you'll learn the timeless skills handed down by generations of experienced, mouse-shunning gurus: file navigation, environment configuration, command chaining, pattern matching with regular expressions, and more. In addition to that practical knowledge, author William Shotts reveals the philosophy behind these tools and the rich heritage that your desktop Linux machine has inherited from Unix supercomputers of yore. As you make your way through the book's short, easily-digestible chapters, you'll learn how to: Create and delete files, directories, and symlinks Administer your system, including networking, package installation, and process management Use standard input and output, redirection, and pipelines Edit files with Vi, the world's most popular text editor Write shell scripts to automate common or boring tasks Slice and dice text files with cut, paste, grep, patch, and sed Once you overcome your initial "shell shock," you'll find that the command line is a natural and expressive way to communicate with your computer. Just don't be surprised if your mouse starts to gather dust.

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