The Linux Command Line

Shotts, William

ISBN 10: 1593279523 / ISBN 13: 9781593279523

Published by No Starch Press, 2019

About this Item

Very Good, graded in hand by the seller. The interior carries the grade: pages are clean with no highlighting and no writing found in the pages examined, no dog-eared corners, nothing torn or missing, and the binding is intact and functional. The outside shows honest use: there is soiling and discolouration on the cover, most noticeably across the upper portion near the teal band, along with minor scuffing and general signs of handling. A price sticker on the back cover partly overlaps the barcode area. No library stamps, call-number labels, card pockets, date-due slips or barcode stickers are present, so this is not an ex-library copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Linux Command Line
• Publisher: No Starch Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593279523
• ISBN 13: 9781593279523
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 3 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

William Shotts has been a software professional for more than 30 years and an avid Linux user for more than 20 years. He has an extensive background in software development, including technical support, quality assurance, and documentation. He is also the creator of LinuxCommand.org, a Linux education and advocacy site featuring news, reviews, and extensive support for using the Linux command line.