About the book: 2016 / William Shotts' book "Linux Command Line: The Complete Guide" provides an extensive overview of "life" on the Linux command line. Unlike other books that focus on a single program, such as the bash shell, this book tries to teach you how to get comfortable with the command line interface from a broader perspective. How does it work? What can you do with it? What's the best way to use it? This book is not about Linux system administration. This book is exclusively about Linux. The book presents the material in a carefully controlled sequence, like in school, where the teacher guides you and guides you along the right path. Many authors make the mistake of presenting material in a “systematic” order, which makes sense to the writer but can cause confusion for first-time users. The purpose of this book is to introduce you to the Unix ideology, which is different from the Windows ideology..