Linux Phrasebook (pdf)

Description

Get more done faster at the Linux command line! This best-selling Linux Phrasebook has been thoroughly updated in the second edition to reflect the newest distributions, incorporate feedback from hundreds of active Linux users, and cover today’s newest tools and techniques — including an entirely new chapter on text file manipulation.

Linux Phrasebook, Second Edition offers a concise, handy reference to the Linux commands that, like a language phrasebook, can be used on the spot on moment’s notice.

Don’t waste a minute on non-essentials: this straight-to-the-point reference delivers specific information and tested commands designed to work with any modern Linux distribution. Portable enough to take anywhere, it starts with a quick introduction to essential command line concepts, and then delivers all the modern Linux command examples, variations, and parameters you need to:

• View, manipulate, archive, and compress files
• Control file ownership and permissions
• Find anything on your systems
• Efficiently use the Linux shell
• Monitor system resources
• Install software
• Test, fix, and work with networks

Linux Phrasebook, Second Edition is the perfect quick command line reference for millions of Linux users and administrators at all levels of experience: people who want to get reliable information they can use right now — with no distractions and no diversions!