is a complete introduction to the command line. Author William Shotts, a Linux user for over 15 years, guides readers from their first keystrokes to writing full programs in Bash, the most popular Linux shell. The book's extensive coverage tackles file navigation, environment configuration, command chaining, pattern matching with regular expressions, and much more.

"The command line is like a window into Linux," said No Starch Press founder William Pollock. "Strip away the GUI and you're in control of your machine. The difference is kind of like driving a stick versus an automatic. The automatic is great for shepherding the family around town, but the stick puts you in control of that souped up sports car."

Among the command line's many features, readers will learn how to:

Create and delete files, directories, and symlinks
Administer their system, manage networking, and control processes
Use standard input and output, redirection, and pipelines
Edit files with Vi and write shell scripts to automate tasks
Slice and dice text files with cut, paste, grep, patch, and sed

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