But it is a skill that hard-core Linux admins and hackers use everyday in their jobs. Knowing how to quickly move around the Linux command line can boost your career as well.
This is a Beginners Guide to the command line. You'll learn the basics using what you already know.
How is a house like the Linux filesystem? Look inside to find out.
You will also learn how to run the basic Linux commands - create, move, and delete files - read and edit files - change user and group permissions - know the differences between root and normal users - run a command as root
The title of this book doesn't quite accurately reflect what is in it. The author certainly goes into a lot more than simply the Linux OS command line. He starts rudimentary definitions and considerations, like defining what an operating system is and why you might want to use Linux at home or professionally. He even gives the history of Linux shells. I’m enough of a nerd that I found the history sections fascinating. The book is clear and written in an easy-to-understand style. It is basic, clearly for beginners and not for anyone with more advanced knowledge in Linux. If you know nothing about Linux but need or want to, this book could be a first good step.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
A nonsensical take on an easy subject: maybe you are not an "Admin" if you don't know even the beginner parts of the command line, when most tools have a CLI, but only a few have a GUI.