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Go buy a linux book at a charity shop or a library sale! (programming.dev)

submitted 2 days ago by 0101100101@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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A great way to learn the basics. It'll be old, but that's ok. It's going to cover all the shell basics and then more. It's still going to be useful, it'll cost you pennies, you'll be able to dip into it when you want, and you'll be giving to a good cause.

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[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Find an online guide. Print to PDF or save as HTML/ODF/whatever you like. Annotate the document. Now notes and article are searchable. I guess a physical book might have an advantage if the power went out, but at that point you're going to have other problems implementing the things the book suggests.

[–] hellofriend@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Internet service can go out without the power going out, you know. Not everyone has the good fortune to live in a place with quality infrastructure or multiple choices of ISP.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 2 days ago

Who needs manuals!? Download the source code! Don't RTFM. RTFSC!
The code is the documentation!

Get ed!

[–] 0101100101@programming.dev 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If you're going to print something, just buy a book. It's much cheaper and you don't have to deal with the carcinogenic effects from the printing.

Online guides are often poorly written.