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CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam XK0-005), 2nd Edition
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CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam XK0-005), 2nd Edition

by Ted Jordan, Sandor Strohmayer
May 2023
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
800 pages
19h 12m
English
McGraw-Hill
Content preview from CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam XK0-005), 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 3

Working with the Linux Shell

In this chapter, you will learn about

•   What a shell is

•   Configuring the shell

•   Setting a local environment

•   Setting time

•   Bash configuration files

•   Redirection

It’s really about how you collect the data, use the data, and turn it into action.

—Lisa P. Jackson, Apple, Inc.

Linux administrators generally work within a command-line environment called the shell, instead of a graphical environment like in operating systems such as macOS and Windows; because of this, understanding command-line utilities is critical in Linux. Linux allows for different shell environments which either secure or simplify the command-line experience. A majority of Linux administration work is done using a shell, ...

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