LINUX Portable Guide

Author: Daniel Barrett (USA) / O'Reilly Taiwan Company
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: If you're looking for a quick guide to Linux, this is it. This book concisely explains the basic concepts of the Linux system and demonstrates how to use Linux for daily tasks with sharp examples, helping you improve your work efficiency in a short time. It provides explanations of fundamental Linux concepts such as files, directories, shells, and X Windows, and also compiles references for commonly used commands. Therefore, this manual is not only suitable as a learning material for beginners but also as a portable reference for every Linux user. Unlike general reference manuals that are organized alphabetically, this manual compiles command references by functional categories, making it easier to find and understand related options while searching. For each command, the manual provides syntax, source (the RPM package it belongs to), functional explanations, usage, location on disk, meanings of common options, and demonstrations of typical usage. The references in this manual are based on Fedora Linux, but most of the information is also applicable to other Linux systems. If you need to quickly learn practical Linux applications or if you need a concise, practical reference manual, this compact guide is exactly what you're looking for. Author Daniel Barrett is also one of the authors of the classic works SSH: The Secure Shell and Linux Security Cookbook.
If you're looking for a quick guide to Linux, this is it. Linux Pocket Guide concisely explains the basic concepts of Linux and demonstrates how to use Linux for daily tasks with sharp examples, helping you improve your work efficiency in a short time. Linux Pocket Guide provides explanations of fundamental Linux concepts such as files, directories, shells, and X Windows, and also compiles references for commonly used commands. Therefore, this manual is not only suitable as a review material for beginners but also as a portable reference for every Linux user. Unlike general reference manuals that are organized alphabetically, this manual compiles command references by functional categories, making it easier to find and understand related options while searching. For each command, the manual provides syntax, source (the RPM it belongs to), functional explanations, usage, location on disk, meanings of common options, and demonstrations of typical usage. The references in this manual are based on Fedora Linux, but most of the information is also applicable to any Linux system. If you need to quickly learn practical Linux applications or if you need a concise, practical reference manual, this compact guide is exactly what you're looking for. Author Daniel Barrett is also one of the authors of the classic works SSH: The Secure Shell and Linux Security Cookbook.