The Linux Command Line

Designed for the new command line user, this 596-page volume covers the same material as LinuxCommand.org but in much greater detail. In addition to the basics of command line use and shell scripting, The Linux Command Line includes chapters on many common programs used on the command line, as well as more advanced topics.

Released under a BY-NC-ND Creative Commons license, this book is available for free download in PDF format. Download it

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The book is available in printed form, published by No Starch Press. Based on the Seventh Internet Edition, the third print edition may be purchased wherever fine books are sold. No Starch Press also offers electronic formats for popular e-readers.

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