Neil Brown16h ago

I had not noticed that there was a new edition of "The Linux Command Line" until today.

If you use Linux, and perhaps especially if you are new to Linux, and want to get to grips with command line / terminal usage, it is well worth dipping into this free (CC BY-NC-ND) tome:

https://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

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Linux Command Line Books by William Shotts

Linux Command Line Books by William Shotts

Show threadNeil Brown16h ago

I am not telling anyone else how to Linux, but when I first started using it, I found this kind of thing invaluable.

I had, I think, a smaller book, "Linux Pocket Guide: Essential Commands" and that was so helpful too.

I am sure that one could use Linux without touching a terminal but, for me, the terminal is a fantastic and useful way of computing, and so upskilling in its usage has been time very well spent.

(See also books like "Practical vim" or "tmux in practice".)

Show threadStewart Tolhurst16h ago
@neil You could say the same about Windows and powershell...
Show threadNeil Brown16h ago
@foxbasealpha I know so little about Windows these days that I will happily take your word for it!
Show threadStewart Tolhurst16h ago
@neil It's a very powerful and easy to learn scripting language. I've been known to install it in Linux environments as well as Windows...
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@foxbasealpha
Yes, compared to bash, zsh etc powershell is so much easier, and seems just more sensible. There is also NuShell that has a similar philosophy, and integrates a bit better on Linux, IMO.
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Show threadStewart Tolhurst16h ago
@stib @neil There's a huge ecosystem of commandlets in powershell - which is *so* useful for sysops. I have a script that evacuates all the vms from a host and shuts it down, which I can trigger from a UPS alert for example.