How to become an expert in Linux Command Line

                  Linux is a Unix-like and most powerful operating system in the world. It was assembled under the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) development and distribution. First Linux kernel was released on 5 Oct 1991 by Linus Torvalds. In 2014 Linux Torvalds continuously updates the kernel, so the Linux operating system goes more powerful day by day. So learning Linux command lines are much better than learning some programming languages.  Most of the Linux flavors has both the GUI and the command shell.

                 You don’t need to know the Linux commands for using them, but learning the Linux commands will make you a guru in computer. Many of us always think it’s too difficult to become an expert in Linux commands.

But it’s not true, once you started to use the command shells then you will never going back to the GUI. Because use the command line helps to complete the difficult tasks easily and quickly. Linux is open source that means it allows the user (You) to understand how the operating systems are structured and functioned. Command lines are more and more powerful then graphical interface.

                There are several books and resources are available to learn the Linux commands. These books are only helps to learn the basics, if you want to become a command line expert in Linux then you need some great resources. Here we have Top 5 books for this. So choose the correct book based on your current status in Linux commands then try to become an expert.

1. The Linux Commandline by William E. Shotts, Jr

             This is a great book for learning Linux command for both the beginners and the intermediate persons. Because this book is easy to learn, there is no difficulties to understand the concepts, with real time examples for every command explanation. If you use this book completely at the time of completion you will feel like an expert in Linux.

2.O’Reilly’s Linux Command Directory

           Linux Command directory is a great quick reference guide. It is great reference page for advanced learners and also for beginners to start learning with full information’s of each commands. This page not only explains the built in command in the Linux distribution it also explains the utilities that are commonly included in all Linux distributions.

3.The Linux Cookbook

               This is another great book for Linux command line practicing. It is great for learning the Linux command shell and writing the shell scripts. This cookbook gives the clear instructions to both the beginners and the advanced learners. Within the few pages of learning of this book will gives you a most basic things like, listing directories, changing the password and understanding the help files and documentations.

4.Linux Phrasebook

              Linux Phrasebook does the same with hundreds of Linux commands. The beauty of this book is it’s size, we cat put it is a knapsack or even a pocket in a pair of cargo pants. But this book backs lot of commands from basic invocation to useful combinations of options.

5.Linux in a Nutshell

                    At the end of the top books list the Linux in a Nutshell is a must have book for advanced learners. It is a book for reference for Linux Commands. Nutshell is large in size but it was packed with thousands of useful information’s. This book covers all substantial user, administration networking and programming for all command Linux distributions such Ubuntu, Fedora, Redhat, etc. 

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