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Linux Pocket Guide

By Daniel J. Barrett
First Edition February 2004 
Series: Pocket References
ISBN: 0-596-00628-4
200 pages, $9.95 US, $14.95 CA, £6.95 UK
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Linux Pocket Guide gets you up to speed quickly on day-to-day Linux use. The book begins with general concepts like files and directories, the shell, and X windows, and then presents detailed overviews of the most essential commands. You'll learn each command's purpose, usage, options, location on disk, and even the RPM package that installed it. Throw in a host of valuable power user tips and a friendly, accessible style, and you'll find this practical, to-the-point book a small but mighty resource for Linux users. [Full Description]

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