Название: Learn Linux Quickly: A Comprehensive Guide for Getting Up to Speed on the Linux Command Line (Ubuntu)
Автор: Code Quickly, Paul H Bartley
Издательство: Drip Digital
Год: 2022
Страниц: 418
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub
Размер: 22.4 MB

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, and more.

The aim of this guide is to provide a helping hand to readers who want to gain a level of competence on the Linux command line. No previous Linux experience is necessary. We start with the very basics and build from there. We will walk you through the organization of the file system and show you how to navigate it using some of the most common commands. We will equip you with the tricks and techniques that long-time Linux users wish they had known when they started out. And we will take you through a path of guided tutorials where you will get hands-on experience using the command line tools Unix is famous for. Unix and Linux are cultures as much as they are system architectures, and along the way we will be exploring some of the historical and cultural dimensions of these systems’ functionality. In the end, you will walk away with an excellent foundation in general Linux command line skills, with enough knowledge to confidently handle most intermediate-level command line tasks. And if at some point you should decide to advance even further, you will be in great shape to progress toward higher-level system administrator skills. We wish you the best of luck in your journey, and we hope you enjoy discovering all of the amazing things you can do on the command line!

In addition to that practical knowledge, we reveal the philosophy behind these tools and the rich heritage that your desktop Linux machine has inherited from Unix mainframes 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 account creation, package installation, and process management
- Use standard input and output, redirection, and pipelines
- Edit files with Vim, the world's most popular text editor
- Write shell scripts to automate common or boring tasks
- Slice and dice text files with grep, sed, uniq, and sort