Introduction

I vividly recall, in my early days of working on Unix, heavily leaning on the knowledge provided by UNIX in a Nutshell. This publication was the right balance of simple documentation mixed with additional descriptions of the commands, files, and features of the Unix operating system.

In many ways, this book provides a similar experiencebut with a twist. Unix and Linux have grown so large that a single “summary” book is no longer feasible. So, this book focuses specifically on the testable topics for the COMPTIA Linux+ and the LPIC Level 1 certification exams.

You might wonder how this book is different from a regular textbook or how it is different from standard Linux documentation (man or info pages). The best way to describe it ...

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