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Summary: Do you REALLY need this one?
Review: I have this book, but I have reaely referenced it. Being what it is, the man pages are just as helpful. Some people however, do not like reading from a computer screen, I can understnad that, a book is just more comfortable- this book is for them. My biggest gripe is that this book is not organized well. A book of this type should simply organize the commands alphabetically. However, it is a decent book and the information is quite useful. So because it is a useful book that I simply don't like by prefrence i gave it three stars.
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Summary: the on-going fall of o'reilly
Review: I can't pinpoint exactly what it is that I do not like about "Linux in a Nutshell". Basically, it seems that everytime that I need a bit of information the book does not have what I need. I also dislike the organization of the book. I've had it for 2 or more years and it still just doesn't give me the good use that most other O'Reilly books do. Basically, it's not a must-have and I'd gladly trade it back in for the money I shelled out for it. This book continues the fall from grace of O'Reilly & Associates. Once *the* best computer publisher but now - starting to have more misses than hits (where before EVERY O'Reilly book was almost guaranteeded to be worth every penny paid.
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Summary: Another hit from the O'Reilly crew.
Review: As is typical from the O'Reilly crew, this "nutshell" book proves to be invaluable. This book is a must have reference book for anyone using Linux. This is a well written book that guides you through the linux world. My copy is well dog earred and has paid for itself many times over by helping me with problems.
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Summary: A must have Linux reference.
Review: This and Oreilly's "Running Linux" are must haves for anyone looking for good Linux references.
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Summary: too much good stuff
Review: My copy of this in the 2nd edition has seen better days. So I am realy happy that this newer version is out now. With the user and system comands in one place now life is much better. My only complaint is that this should be, IMHO, a book for the comand line only. The new kde, gnome and fvwm2 sections would be better at home in another book.
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Summary: Disappointing -- for an O'Reilly title
Review: This book is long on the classical Unix-of-yore (awk, sed, five different shells) but short on really useful 'hard' Linux stuff. Many configuration commands, networking, etc are missing. There's a big overlap with my five-year-old Unix V reference, also published by O'Reilly. Similarly, I think the large Perl section is misplaced in a Linux reference book. If you need this level of detail, you get one of the camel books. Also, the index leaves something to be desired -- and that's a big minus for a pure reference book like this. Indeed, as some other reviewers have noted, once you know which command to use, man pages will in many cases be just as convenient.
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Summary: Just a regular walk in the park.
Review: Ellen Siever's "Linux in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition (O'Reilly Nutshell)" is just plainly fantastic. Other than a preresequite of getting to know the bells and whistles of Linux, this Linux literature helped me know the text part of Linux. Since I'm a fast study for Linux's graphical user interface, this literature guided me well enough with commands and etcetera. Words can't describe this literature, but you can feel the genuine information displayed from it. I'm stumped on what exactly to say because there is much to say and to describe. It's so plainly fantastic.
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Summary: Not as useful as you may expect.
Review: I found the commands documented to be incomplete and their descriptions often too brief to be effective for reference. I find it easier and more informative to just dig-in and read the man pages.
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Summary: It is more than just man pages....
Review: This book is a great reference of Linux commands, shell environments, and lots more. Yes, you can look at man pages but having all the commands in one book is great. I also like that commands for kernel 2.4 are included (example: ipchains for kernel 2.2 and iptables which replaces ipchains in kernel 2.4). If you are looking for a great Linux command reference book then check this one out.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: This book is great... teaches you Linux but not the dry man page style.
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