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Linux Essentials - Second Edition
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You may think of the command line as an archaic relic from the 1970s, with not much relevance to computing today. Not so! Although Linux has numerous GUI programs, they’re mostly just flashy front ends to underlying text-mode tools. By learning those tools, you’ll be able to unlock Linux’s true power, enabling you to get your work done more quickly. You’ll also be able to manage should the Linux GUI system fail entirely, or should you need to log in and administer the system remotely. Command-line tools can also be scripted, meaning that you can write a simple program that performs a task more quickly or more easily than could be achieved using the standard programs alone. For these reasons, most of the chapters in this book describe both the GUI and command-line methods of getting things done.
To begin command-line operations, you must know how to start one. With that task in hand, you must know how to run...
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