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Learn Linux Quickly

By : Ahmed AlKabary
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Learn Linux Quickly

By: Ahmed AlKabary

Overview of this book

Linux is one of the most sought-after skills in the IT industry, with jobs involving Linux being increasingly in demand. Linux is by far the most popular operating system deployed in both public and private clouds; it is the processing power behind the majority of IoT and embedded devices. Do you use a mobile device that runs on Android? Even Android is a Linux distribution. This Linux book is a practical guide that lets you explore the power of the Linux command-line interface. Starting with the history of Linux, you'll quickly progress to the Linux filesystem hierarchy and learn a variety of basic Linux commands. You'll then understand how to make use of the extensive Linux documentation and help tools. The book shows you how to manage users and groups and takes you through the process of installing and managing software on Linux systems. As you advance, you'll discover how you can interact with Linux processes and troubleshoot network problems before learning the art of writing bash scripts and automating administrative tasks with Cron jobs. In addition to this, you'll get to create your own Linux commands and analyze various disk management techniques. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the Linux skills required to become an efficient Linux system administrator and be able to manage and work productively on Linux systems.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)

Knowledge check

For the following exercises, open up your Terminal and try to solve the following tasks:

  1. Create three files hacker1, hacker2, and hacker3 in your home directory.
  2. Create three directories Linux, Windows, and Mac in your home directory.
  3. Create a file named cool inside the Linux directory you created in task 2.
  4. Create a file named boring inside the Windows directory you created in task 2.
  5. Create a file named expensive in the Mac directory you created in task 2.
  6. Copy the two files hacker1 and hacker2 to the /tmp directory.
  7. Copy the two directories Windows and Mac to the /tmp directory.
  8. Move the file hacker3 to the /tmp directory.
  9. Move the directory Linux to the /tmp directory.
  10. Remove the file expensive from the Mac directory (in your home directory).
  11. Remove the directory Mac from your home directory.
  12. Remove the directory Windows from your home directory.
  13. Remove the file hacker2 from your home directory.
  14. Rename the file hacker1 to hacker01.

True or false

  1. The cp command can...