The Linux Command Line Beginner's Guide

by Jonathan Moeller

The Linux Command Line Beginner's Guide gives users new to Linux an introduction to the command line environment. In the Guide, you'll learn how -Copy, move, and delete files and directories. -Create, delete, and manage users. -Create, delete, and manage groups. -Use virtual terminals. -Use the bash shell. -Safely use the root account with su and sudo. -Change permissions and ownership of files and directories. -Create and edit text files from the command line, without using a graphical editor. -Diagnose network connectivity problems. -And many other topics. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Standing over six feet tall, Jonathan Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the bronze-colored hair a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career as a computer repairman, alas. He has written the "Demonsouled" trilogy of sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write the "Ghosts" sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the "Computer Beginner's Guide" series of computer books, and numerous other works.

Genres: Programming, Nonfiction, Reference, Computers

132 pages, Paperback

First published February 22, 2012

About the author

Standing over six feet tall, USA Today bestselling author Jonathan Moeller has the piercing blue eyes of a Conan of Cimmeria, the bronze-colored hair of a Visigothic warrior-king, and the stern visage of a captain of men, none of which are useful in his career as a computer repairman, alas.

He has written the DEMONSOULED series of sword-and-sorcery novels, and continues to write THE GHOSTS sequence about assassin and spy Caina Amalas, the COMPUTER BEGINNER'S GUIDE series of computer books, and numerous other works. His books have sold over one million copies worldwide.

Reviews

[Donald]

Learning Linux

I have desired to learn Linux for yeears, but just never had enough discipline to do it. This book teaches the same material as the others I bought in the past, but the structure and style are in a fresh approach, just different enough to hold my interest while I experimented with each command on my Raspberry Pi computer. I am clearly not an expert, but I am a lot more comfortable with the command line. I gave 5 stars and recommend it highly.

[Alfred Smith]

Very good and easy to follow

This book was so easy to use and his explanations were very clear. Right from the start I was able to follow along and actually use the information with the examples given, so that gave me hands-on experience, as I went along learning the basics. Even though I had been using Linux before I bought this book, it can be very complicated, especially since I was used to Windows. Thankfully it didn't take long to get through the basics on this one and the application of the material would fit any distribution of Linux, as far as I can tell. Saved a lot of headaches with this one. Highly recommended!

[Briana]

Should have been my first go to read about Linux

I docked one star for a few needed proofread areas but other than that this is golden. Do not skip this piece of gold. I am no longer considered a Linux beginner but a coworker asked me for a suggestion and I had to lead him to this piece of treasure.

Pro tip: Open open OneNote or a notebook and jot down the commands and what they do for your future knowledge base. Refer to them or use anki for flash card space repition, you can thank me later when you are a Linux admin :)

[ALL]

Very Fast Read to Get you Started

Very fast read to get someone started on Linux. The best part is the ending, which directs you to the Man Pages for command descriptions. Something everyone should know in this day and age.

[Glen]

Very well laid out guide for beginners

Provides a great intro chapter for each section followed by detailed syntax and practical usage of each command and its options.
Great history of Linux as well!

[Nirmal kumar]

Definitely a good beginner’s guide to those who are new to linux

Thanks to the author who did a good job explaining well on CLI basics with the most used commands. Those who are in a need of a Linux basics start, definitely I would recommend this book.

[Antoine M Bigtree]

Best book ever!

This is when you wish this authorized written other books you read and had a hard time understanding. I am glad I bought it and it sure will remain a reference tool for days to come.

[Monty Bates]

Terrific Overview

I thought this was a terrific overview for beginners (me) learning the Linux command line. I haven't found it easy to learn all of this at my age but I keep picking away at it.

[Timothy Pecoraro]

Does what it says on the tin. It's a beginner's guide for Linux. All command line stuff. Nothing that you couldn't get from the internet but if you like having a guide next to you. This one is well written.

[Fred Fanning]

This book is an excellent start for someone who knows nothing about Linux. I thought the level of technology in the book was great for a beginner. I also liked the pace at which the book progressed from beginning to end.

[Kingsley Foo]

Learned a lot from this book.

After reading this book. I gained a lot of knowledge why and how to work around the file structure from the Command Line.

[joseph whitehead]

Linux at last

Everything I always wanted to know and more on a single, well written, comprehensive book with little of any filller.

[LIUF]

Good introduction for basic Linux commands.

[Jeremy Midvidy]

A good review of Linux and Bash.

[Yingnan Zhou]

A little outdated.

[Paul Durano]

Linux simplier

The author explains the Linux command in simplistic way. Easy to follow. Highly recommended for beginners. Short and precise ways. Thank you.

[Konstant1n]

Very well written..

[Frantz Charles]

I gave 4 stars, nothing change in the linux. But the other parts, I don't see this as a book for expert in Linux. But for the beginner it's a 5 stars with many examples, perfect for a beginner

[Dwayne Roberts]

Not bad. Could use a lot of editing. Slightly outdated in a few places.

[David Hurst]

This book does what it says on the tin.

[Reader (Show me, don't tell me)]

Great for Linux newbies.