Linux in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))

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• How many times have you been trying to find a particular command but just can't remember what it was called. How many times have you been typing in a command and forgot the options available? Through this book, the author has taken many of the...
   
• If you understand what "in a nutshell" means, then you shall be pleased with this book. It is not a tutorial, it is not a beginners' guide, it is not a theory book... it is a reference book, featuring entries that are succinct, to the point, sparse in...
   
• I have used Linux (nearly every major and some minor distributions) and I cannot tell you how many times this book has saved me. It is also great because a huge percentage of the commands covered also work just fine in UNIX (though I recommend UNIX in a...
   
• I'm one of the authors on this book and I figured I should point out what's new in the 5th edition, and how we improved it over the 4th one. My favorite improvement is that in the reference section, we put in lots more examples, so it's easier to see the...
   
• Unless you are a seasoned Linux guru who never forgets anything, then you should buy Linux in a Nutshell. This is quite possibly one of the most essential books for anyone working with Linux. If you are like me, reading documentation online can be tedious...

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