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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Take Command of Your Linux Commands

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 7, 2004

[ Thanks to Michael
S. Mimoso
for this link. ]

What don’t Windows admins know about managing
Linux?

Barrett: That the command line is your friend, not to be feared.
Some Windows admins feel lost without a familiar GUI tool. Linux
has a steep learning curve but once you’re up to it, it’s hard to
look back. And once you are comfortable with the command-line tools
and textual configuration files, you can script your system
administration tasks very effectively. Scripting is so much more
powerful on Linux, for sysadmin tasks or other purposes.

What are the top five Linux commands IT admins should
know and use?

Barrett: Whew, there are so many good ones, but here are five I use
regularly…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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