Linux Phrasebook [Paperback]

Scott Granneman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672328380 | ISBN-13: 978-0672328381 | Publication Date: June 22, 2006 | Edition: 1

Linux Phrasebook is sure to become the pocket guide that you keep within reach at all times. This concise, handy reference can be used "in the street," just like a language phrasebook. Skipping the usual tutorial on Linux, the Linux Phrasebook goes straight to practical Linux uses, providing immediate applicable solutions for day-to-day tasks. It includes code phrases that allow Linux users to employ the command line to complete onerous and repetitive tasks, as well as flexible code and commands can be customized to meet the needs of any Linux user. The concise information combined with random accessibility makes the Linux Phrasebook a robust, yet agile, reference guide that no Linux user should be without.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I've read many books about Linux, and most of them left me a bit foggier than when I started. The Linux Phrasebook feels more like hands-on help -- an engaging read in bite-sized bits that come in handy on a daily basis."--Tina Gasperson, Editor, NewsForge.com

 

About the Author

Scott Granneman is a monthly columnist for SecurityFocus and Linux Magazine, as well as a professional blogger on The Open Source Weblog. He is an adjunct Professor at Washington University, St. Louis and at Webster University, teaching a variety of courses about technology and the Internet. As a consultant, Scott has worked with clients including Anheuser-Busch, the National Football League, St. Louis Zoo, and the American Civil Liberties Unions of Eastern Missouri, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (June 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672328380
• ISBN-13: 978-0672328381
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'd like to give it four and a half - maybe four and three quarters, July 1, 2006

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Anthony Lawrence "Unix, Linux and Mac OS X" (Middleboro, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linux Phrasebook (Paperback)

I liked this - a lot.

The goal here is to more thoroughly discuss usage of command line tools. Scott gives examples and discussion of just about everything you are likely to do at the command line.

I have quibbles, yes. Throughout the book I kept thinking "but why didn't you mention this?" or "I would have been sure to add x". But when all is said and done, so what? You can't cover every single thing that everyone might want to mention - or if you did the "book" would fill a room.

The new Linux user will definitely learn a LOT here. Old hands at the Linux command line may find it slightly less valuable, but if you are coming to Linux from other Unixes, this is a handy and concise reference that will make you more aware of the Linux differences.

Scott has done a great job here and deserves applause.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ONE Best Book to Buy (if you're moving to Linux from Windows), November 30, 2006

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Anthony S. Brezovski (Lancaster) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linux Phrasebook (Paperback)

Frankly, the GUIs you'll encounter in Ubuntu, SuSE, etc., are so good that you may not often have any recourse to the command line. When you do, however, this is the book that you want. Yeah, I know, you can buy some fat distro-specific tome for not much more money, but the free documentation provided by *many* linux communities is already good enough. Command line stuff is another matter, especially if you are new at it. Give Granneman's book a chance and make the command line work the way you want it to work. (By the way, I read the "Phrasebook" slowly--just a chapter every other day or so; easy to master in less than a month.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely perfect, September 5, 2007

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John "john8791" (WALCOTT, IA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linux Phrasebook (Paperback)

I could not have found a better compact Linux reference book. O'Reilly's "Linux in a Nutshell" is very comprehensive, but it gives very few examples and you pretty much have to know what you're looking for since it is organized alphabetically. "Linux Phrasebook" is organized by tasks such as "Finding Stuff" and gives practical examples. This book was money well spent!