Linux System Commands
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Author: Patrick Volkerding, Kevin Reichard
List Price: $24.99
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ISBN: 0764546694
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (21 March, 2000)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 136,931
Average Customer Rating: 1.57 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
hmm... where is "mount"?
Here is just one experience I've had with the book (you be the judge):Looking for the "mount command", the index refers you to page 27.
Page 27 contains the following line:
If you want to "mount a disk"...Use this Linux command: "mount". But is the "mount" command in the book? NOPE! If mount was an obscure command I could understand it not being in the book. Not including it though, is like leaving the "meat" section out of a cookbook on grilling! This book is woefully incomplete. Save your money!
Rating: 1 out of 5
Don¿t buy this book. If you already bought it, get rid of it
Page viii: "Think of this book as you would think of a dictionary..."For obvious reasons, a dictionary arranges words in alphabetical order. For some bizarre reason the authors of this "dictionary" chose to arrange the "words" by category. This renders the book almost useless. There is a complete alphabetical list of commands - not in the back where it is easily accessible, but in chapter 4! Even this list only narrows your search to a chapter. This book does have a few nice features. For example, Chapter 1, "Linux Structures and Commands" and Chapter 4, "Linux/DOS Cross Reference" are good for those that need them. However, these benefits are far outweighed by the negatives, and are certainly not the main point of the book. Final recommendation: Don't buy this book. If you already bought it, get rid of it. Every effort to use this book has resulted in complete frustration.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Difficult to navigate through
The way the book is laid out makes it very difficult for me to find what I am looking for (that is, if it is there in the first place).Recommendation (if your interested):
Linux Desk Reference by Scott Hawkins has an alphabetical index to each command on the inside covers. It also has some decent coverage of the Bash and TC shells as well as some information on the emacs and vi editors.
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