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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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