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Linux Essential Reference (Essential Reference Series)
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Author: Ed Petron, Laurie Petrycki
List Price: $24.95
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ISBN: 0735708525
Publisher: Que (20 December, 1999)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 349,442
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 3 out of 5
An expert's book
Linux - Essential Reference AUTHOR: Ed Petron PUBLISHER: New Riders REVIEWED BY: Barbara RhoadesBOOK REVIEW: This is a book for anyone who knows what Linux is all about but may need help in how to do it. Since the first page contains an explanation of HOW to interpret what you are reading, you better know Linux inside and out before trying to use this book. If you want to learn Linux, Linux - Essential Reference is definitely not your cup of tea. The Book includes: an 11-page Content, a 38-page Index and the print is very small. There are no tips or notes in the margins to assist you with the material presented. Be sure to have a good light and knowledge of Linux before buying this book.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Same as man/info pages?
Every reference to a command appears to be a direct quote from Linux man pages or the info pages. If those were clear enough I wouldn't need a reference! The good thing about this book is that it does organize commands based loosely on what they do.
Rating: 3 out of 5
comparison with Linux in a Nutshell
Linux Essential Reference (LER) lays out the options and provides better descriptions than Linux in a Nutshell (LN) for commands. However, for those who want to do more advanced shell programming they may find LN better. The same goes for the programmer, where LN's coverage of RCS and CVS and other things partaining to the Linux programmer, probably make it worth selecting LN over LER. In general, I would look at the table of contents for both, see which one covers the topics you are most interested in. They are both great books, but in some cases LN is the better choice.
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