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    2005-11-19

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    Linux in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference
    By: Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
    Published by O'Reilly

    O'Reilly's Linux in a Nutshell is a quick yet in-depth reference to theLinux platform. The book is not meant to teach new Linux users howto use the system, but rather to serve as a reference and tool for thoseusers that have some experience in the Linux environment.

    By : Dalibor Dvorski

    The book opens with a quick introduction to Linux and the strengthsof working in the open-source operating system. It then movesquickly into the heart of the operating system by explaining itscommands and looking into system administration, packagemanagement, the Bash Shell, and gawk programming to name a few.

    The book is split into the following sections:

    Chapter 1 – Introduction
    Chapter 2 – System and Network Administration Overview
    Chapter 3 – Linux Commands
    Chapter 4 – Boot Methods
    Chapter 5 – Package Management
    Chapter 6 – The Bash Shell and Korn Shell
    Chapter 7 – Pattern Matching
    Chapter 8 – The Emacs Editor
    Chapter 9 – The vi, ex, and vim Editors
    Chapter 10 – The sed Editor
    Chapter 11 – The gawk Programming Language
    Chapter 12 – Source Code Management: An Overview
    Chapter 13 – The Concurrent Versions System (CVS)
    Chapter 14 – The Subversion Version Control System

    As mentioned earlier, this book serves as a reference for the regular Linux user – and it does well byoffering plenty of in-depth explanations and well defined examples. With over 900 pages of greatexplanations, Linux in a Nutshell is a fantastic resource for any casual Linux user or future systemadministrator.

    I highly recommend Linux in a Nutshell for those with some experience using a Linux distribution andwanting to sharpen their skills in the growingly popular operating system. However, the book is notrecommended for the beginner looking to get into Linux for the very first time as it might lose thereader with its vocabulary and references after the first chapter.


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