Perfect book if you are already familiar with the command line but want to get the most out of it.

I've been working with the Linux command line for over a decade. Still, this book has helped me level up my game quite a bit. I cannot recommend it enough.

Many useful tips and tricks presented in an accessible way.

This is a very clear logical book that is a real help for those wanting to learn more about the

command line. Most Linux users are in a sense helpless: they know how to use the nice friendly

GUI ("windows") interface in Ubuntu for example but that's it. That's fine most of the time - except

when things are not going well and then some command line skills are needed because an application

is not working and immediate help is not available. Instead of feeling helpless one can use some basic

command line skills to get things back on track.

It is not commonly appreciated that the"black box" GUI provided by the big two OS providers

fails to give the user the same ability to fix things that Linux users enjoy. There is a vast amount of

information about Linux and users can find out how it works if they are curious. The big two OS

cannot be looked at in depth by their users. Linux is open source.

Anyway, I can recommend this book as a superb text for both learning and getting a better

understanding of how to use the command line in Linux.

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with the big two operating systems except for being forced to use them because they need particular

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ththingsnobody is around to help or because it starts to empower Linux enthusiasts with more than just the crudest ability some (and y

Bastante bueno para mejorar habilidades en la terminal y bash en general. Merece la pena comprarlo!!

Un petit livre qui fait vraiment progresser dans l'utilisation de la ligne de commande. On y trouve beaucoup d'astuces même lorsqu'on a pas mal d'années de pratique. Probablement le meilleur livre sur le sujet par sa clarté et sa compacité.

I think this book succeeds at what it sets out to do.

The author is a good writer and explains everything in a very pedagogic way.

For a relatively short book there is a lot of information to take in. It's probably best to read it bit by bit in front of a computer, so you immediately can try out the examples one after one, and really practice and get a feel for them. Else you will probably forget a lot of it pretty quickly.

Be aware that due to the often cryptic syntax of Linux/UNIX commands, especially when combing them, the more advanced stuff often looks almost incomprehensible. It will certainly help to be a more experienced user to get something out of those parts and concepts.

Still, I'm pretty sure this is one of the best books about the command line.

O'Reilly have been releasing some real stinkers over the last few years. Seems that almost anyone who can spell the app or framework or whatever it is, qualifies to write a book about it and O'Reilly will happily release it and charge 40UKP for you to find out that its actually junk.

This book is certainly not in that category! This is the proverbial hidden gem, a book you won't want to put down because every page rewards you with something interesting or useful, oftentimes both.

I'd been a reasonably proficient shell user for more years than I would care to admit but always knew that there was more to learn and smarter ways to do things. This was exactly the resource I was looking for, The material follows a perfect gradient between easy and useful but tracks you toward more complex but insanely useful.

The explanations are fantastic. The author has the knack of being able to describe whats going on in a way that connects with the reader and hammers home the learning.

I'm a fan of this book and hope O'Reilly take heed and try to use this one as a template going forward (if you are going to charge > 40UKP for a book, it really should be decent).

If you are looking to level up your Linux shell game, this is the one to buy.