Overview
- Focus easily on your Linux terminal workflow using this handy reference to get started
- Provides a general survey of programs that are useful on Linux servers and desktops
- Learn about a wide variety of tools rather than a single tool
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Many users know "top" is installed on almost all Linux machines, but did you know with a few keystrokes you can customize it specifically for your needs? Stuck using `cd` and `ls` commands for navigating file systems? This book looks at how you can use Ranger to quickly navigate through multiple levels of folders, and quickly run bash commands without ever leaving the terminal. We also suggest programs that can be used for common tasks such as finding which programs are using the most processing, data download/upload, and file space.
You’ll know how to quickly connect to remote machines and run your commonly needed jobs in a keystroke or even on auto-pilot. With Basic Linux Terminal Tips and Tricks you'll be equipped with a wide range of tools that can be used for daily work and maintenance on all sorts of Linux systems including servers, desktops, and even embedded devices.
What You Will Learn
- Work with common tools on your local network.
- Techniques for efficient use of command line.
- Easily manipulate text files for processing.
- Monitor the state of a system with a handful of popular programs.
- Combine programs to create useful processes.
Anyone who is interested in Linux and Unix based operating systems as a hobby or for work.
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Book Title: Basic Linux Terminal Tips and Tricks
Book Subtitle: Learn to Work Quickly on the Command Line
Authors: Philip Kirkbride
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6035-7
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Philip Kirkbride 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-6034-0Published: 05 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-6035-7Published: 04 August 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 361
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 191 illustrations in colour
Topics: Open Source