[ale] moving to the command line

[Chris Fowler]

I like the The UNIX & X Command Compendium: A Dictionary for High Level
Computing.  It is basically a dictionary of Unix Commands how to use them.
For example.  It will tell you about the find command and give you several
different real worl exmples f useage.  Unlike the man pages that just talk
about the options.  I have an extra one if you need it.


-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce L. Bryant [mailto:bbryant at alltel.net]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 9:35 AM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] moving to the command line


	Hello all.
	I have a question that I hope will be of some value to all.
	I have been running Linux (currently Slack 8.0) for +2 years. I
would like to (as much as possible) completely ditch the GUI. To this end
I have purchased a not inconsiderable stack of manuals, mostly O'reilly
stuff as well as my current favorite, "Think Unix" by John Lasser.
	Now, I have played with the info in these fine manuals and have
foundthe answers to many of my questions. However, I have noticed that
most of them isolate on one thing in detail. I was wondering if anyone has
written a manual for the newbie aimed at helping them make a fairly rapid
transition to a command line only computing experience.
	I realize that the correct answer to this question is "RTFM". But,
what about those of us who would like to start with fairly simple stuff
because of limited time? I would prefer to continue to read man pages and
manuals and find the stuff out by experimenting as I find this much more
interesting than being spoon-fed. However, I would like to be capable of
doing more at the command line, now.
	Any suggestions?
	Thanks in advance.
Bruce (IM: bb207)



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