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>1.1. Who would want to read this guide?</H1
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>Anyone who is interested in learning about the tools (also known as commands) available to them when using their GNU/Linux based operating system.</P
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>Why would you want to learn how to use the command-line (and available tools)? The <EM
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>ommand <EM
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>nterface (CLI), while difficult to learn, is the quickest and most efficient way to use a computer for many different tasks. The CLI is the normal method of use for most <SPAN
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> system administrators, programmers and some power users. While a <SPAN
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> is better suited to some tasks, many operations are best suited to the CLI.</P
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>The major motivation behind learning the GNU/Linux CLI is the authors idea that, with software in general, the more time spent learning something equals less time spent performing that particular task <EM
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>This guide is aimed at beginners to intermediate users who want to learn about the command-line tools available to them. Advanced users may wish to use it as a command reference, however this document aims to list commands of interest, as judged by the authors opinion, it is not designed to be completely comprehensive, see the appendix, <A
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>Section A.2.1</A
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> for further information. Or if you are not looking for a command reference guide, but a more gentle introduction to GNU/Linux you may be interested in the <A
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>Introduction to <SPAN
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> authored by Machtelt Garrels.</P
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>This guide could also be considered a summarised version of the <SPAN
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>Linux Cookbook Homepage</A
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>, also check out the <A
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>command list from "Linux in a Nutshell 3rd Edition"</A
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> for an index of 300+ commands and their explanations.</P
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