Some areas are covered in other books, but this one goes into some little-seen side streets and alleyways to show you the shortcuts to more efficient use of the shell.
— Raymond Lodato, Slashdot Contributor
...The material here is invaluable: you're not going to get it from the manual pages! I strongly recommend it.
— Ernest J. Friedman-Hill, JavaRanch Sheriff
This is a totally neat idea for a book... the command line gets addictive quickly.
— Bill Ryan, Bill's House O Insomnia
This comprehensive, hands-on guide focuses on two of the most popular and feature-rich shells, bash and zsh. From Bash to Z Shell: Conquering the Command Line is a book for all skill levels. Novices will receive an introduction to the features of shells and power users will get to explore the benefits of zshone of the most powerful, versatile shells ever written. Intermediate users will uncover hints, recipes, and ideas to enhance their skill sets.
The book covers shell programming, but is unique in its thorough coverage of using shells interactivelya powerful and time-saving alternative to windows and a mouse. This strong author team has written an immediately useful book, packed with examples and suggestions that users of Unix, Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows can readily apply.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - The Comeback of the Command Line
This is an excellent book, even though like a lot of folks, I bought it for the wrong reason. This book isn't really specific to the title, it's actually about the subtitle. Bash and Zsh are major characters, but this book is about using and mastering the command line, in either UNIX or Linux.
I don't know why the authors would target a book at me personally, so I assume there are many others out there who were once masters of the DOS and UNIX command lines when their companies made ... Read More
Rating: - A must read for casual shell users.
I work on multiple Unix platforms all day long. I had never really taken the time to learn about the shells, but I had picked up the basics over time. I knew how to run commands, string them together with pipes, and redirect their output into files. So when I tell you that I started learning new things in the first chapter of From Bash to Z Shell, you will know the coverage is in depth. If you are a casual shell user, or even less experienced, this book has a lot to offer you.
Rating: - Great Info!
I've just finished reading From Bash to Z Shell from APress Publishing. It's taught this Linux NetAdmin several new tricks, and should be an addition to any Admin's bookshelf. It'll fit nicely next to your O'Reilly's.
I initially bought the book to lean the Z Shell (zsh), but decided that I'll stick with good 'ole Bash for a little longer. The tricks I've learned through this book about Bash quenches my needs for the moment. This book teaches you about essential techniques such as CDPATH, History ... Read More
Rating: - Must have
I bought this book for two reasons: To get a quick view of the Z shell, which was excellent, and to complement the many books on Bash that I have. This is where it really shone. I found information here, and quickly, that I could not find elsewhere. I would recommend it for all Bash programmers. This comes from a Korn shell bigot, too.
Rating: - stimulating!
This book is a must for any sysadmin or power user. It is definitely not for the novice. It's writing structure is almost akin to what it would be like if you could read pthreads! I am so happy with this book.
- The Comeback of the Command Line
