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This book is a great reference for Unix/Linux system administrators or powerusers (as well as Mac OS X which has a BSD base.) This isn’t meant to be read straight through, but referenced when there is a problem that you can’t just seem to find or recall the answer to. In Unix, there are multiple ways to do things and this book will also show you some of the other ways to accomplish tasks in Unix that you might not already know, potentially saving some significant time. This is one book you will probably be referring to often if you manage or use Unix based systems and also helps to build upon knowledge gap areas.

The only drawback to the book is that it contains so much information, that finding the tidbit you need in a hurry can be tedious, espcially if you are in a time crunch. This isn’t a sifnificant problem because the authors thoughtfully arrange it in a consistent and reasonably coherent manner, but some new users may have difficulty determining how to describe their problem in a way that matches the indexing.
Rating: 5
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