| Linux "phrase book" offers on-the-fly CLI tips |
Jul. 13, 2006
 Linux Phrasebook, newly published by Pearson Education ($14.99), offers a concise, pocket-sized reference that, like a language phrasebook, can be used on the fly. It's also a useful reference book for desktop Linux users who want to learn a bit about using the command line.
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Skipping the usual how-to tutorials, the Linux Phrasebook goes straight to practical Linux uses, providing immediate applicable solutions for day-to-day tasks, the publisher said.
Linux Phrasebook aims to become the pocket guide that users keep within reach at all times. It includes code phrases that allow Linux users to use the command line to accomplish onerous and repetitive tasks, as well as flexible code and commands that can be customized to meet the needs of any Linux user, according to the publisher.
The concise information combined with random accessibility makes the Linux Phrasebook a robust, yet agile, reference guide, the publisher said.
The book includes more than 100 instantly usable code and command snippets that give you complete phrases for accomplishing many everyday Linux tasks, from the simple to the complex.
The book is organized in 16 chapters: Chapter 1 -- Things to know about your command line
Chapter 2 -- The basics
Chapter 3 -- Learning about commands
Chapter 4 -- Building blocks
Chapter 5 -- Viewing files
Chapter 6 -- Printing and managing print jobs
Chapter 7 -- Ownerships and permissions
Chapter 8 -- Archiving and compression
Chapter 9 -- Finding stuff : easy
Chapter 10 -- The find command
Chapter 11 -- Your shell
Chapter 12 -- Monitoring system resources
Chapter 13 -- Installing software
Chapter 14 -- Connectivity
Chapter 15 -- Working on the network
Chapter 16 -- Windows networking You can see a detailed table of contents and read an overview here. Additionally, Chapter 4 is available for download in PDF format here, courtesy of Pearson Education (reproduced by DesktopLinux.com with permission).
Summary: Title -- Linux Phrasebook
Authors -- Scott Granneman, Christopher Brown
Publisher -- Pearson Education
Publication date -- June 2006
Pages -- 400
Price -- $14.99
ISBN -- 0672328380 You can order the book directly from Barnes & Noble online, here.
For other interesting desktop-oriented Linux books, see our desktop Linux book list:
The Desktop Linux Book Roundup
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