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Command-Line Tricks and Applications

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Ubuntu's command line is powerful and efficient. Practical introduction to the command line. Managing running programs and multitasking on the command line. Diagnosing network issues. Getting information about your computer. Managing user accounts. Reading email. Browsing the Web. Chatting on IRC. Playing text-based games

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Haines, N. (2017). Command-Line Tricks and Applications. In: Beginning Ubuntu for Windows and Mac Users . Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3000-8_5

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