Product: 0131367366

This is an excellent material for those who are already somewhat familiar with Linux/Unix and want to take their knowledge to the next level. This is especially wonderful book for programmers (C and Java for Linux), perl, and shell script writers.

If you want a detailed understanding of how Linux operates, however, this book falls short. For example, the book hardly covers Linux networking and security (linux groups in particular). It also provides only very rudimentry coverage of error logging and location of key system information in the /etc folder. Master Linux you will not after reading this book.

Already having intermediate knowledge of Linux, I can’t say I have learned a whole lot from this book.

The quality of writing is good and the explanations are well thought-out. The author also painstakingly organized some of the most widely used Linux commands in both glossary and reference format.

If you want more advanced understanding of managing a linux server and its capabilities, then I would recommend a more advanced book. If you are a developer with little to no Linux/Unix background and want to develope applications in Linux/Unix servers, then this is a very good place to start.
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