Jump to content

William Shotts - The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction 2nd Edition


tetox

Recommended Posts

Hidden Content

    Give reaction to this post to see the hidden content.

Book: The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction 2nd Edition
Author(s): William Shotts
Publisher: No Starch Press
Tags: Linux shell, Bash, Command Line.
Year: 2nd Edition (March 7, 2019)
Print Length: 504 pages
Format: EPUB
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593279523
ISBN-13: 9781593279523
Size: 2.01 MB (RAR)

About this book:
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 more

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.

Contents:
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
BRIEF CONTENTS
CONTENTS IN DETAIL
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I: LEARNING THE SHELL
1 WHAT IS THE SHELL?
2 NAVIGATION
3 EXPLORING THE SYSTEM
4 MANIPULATING FILES AND DIRECTORIES
5 WORKING WITH COMMANDS
6 REDIRECTION
7 SEEING THE WORLD AS THE SHELL SEES IT
8 ADVANCED KEYBOARD TRICKS
9 PERMISSIONS
10 PROCESSES
PART II: CONFIGURATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
11 THE ENVIRONMENT
12 A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO VI
13 CUSTOMIZING THE PROMPT
PART III: COMMON TASKS AND ESSENTIAL TOOLS
14 PACKAGE MANAGEMENT
15 STORAGE MEDIA
16 NETWORKING
17 SEARCHING FOR FILES
18 ARCHIVING AND BACKUP
19 REGULAR EXPRESSIONS
20 TEXT PROCESSING
21 FORMATTING OUTPUT
22 PRINTING
23 COMPILING PROGRAMS
PART IV: WRITING SHELL SCRIPTS
24 WRITING YOUR FIRST SCRIPT
25 STARTING A PROJECT
26 TOP-DOWN DESIGN
27 FLOW CONTROL: BRANCHING WITH IF
28 READING KEYBOARD INPUT
29 FLOW CONTROL: LOOPING WITH WHILE/UNTIL
30 TROUBLESHOOTING
31 FLOW CONTROL: BRANCHING WITH CASE
32 POSITIONAL PARAMETERS
33 FLOW CONTROL: LOOPING WITH FOR
34 STRINGS AND NUMBERS
35 ARRAYS
36 EXOTICA
INDEX

Hidden Content

    Give reaction to this post to see the hidden content.

Thanks to BitBook

Edited by Bad Karma
Dead links removed
Link to comment

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...