in a Nutshell

Original review written by Celestino Bellone, JUG Lugano, www.juglugano.ch

I start reading this book when I was looking for a quick command reference to use for teaching linux to people that never heard of it before; I found it simply FANTASTIC! It's a clever reference of (almost) anything about linux!

Beware: if you're looking for a beginner guide, don't buy this book! As suggested by the authors, it's useful for those people who already knows linux.

This book covers thousands of commands with a clean layout (like "man" but more powerful) and other important topics such as:

- bash shell reference
- package management systems (yum, apt)
- gawk, vim, ex reference
- git, svn reference
- virtualization how-to

In few words, "Linux in a Nutshell" is a complete reference that you should always have on your desk, even if you're a linux "power user" or a system administrator.

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