Introduction to Ansible Network Automation: A Practical Primer

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B. Choi, E. MedinaIntroduction to Ansible Network Automationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9624-0_2

2. Shall We Linux? (Part 1: The Linux Command Line)

Brendan Choi¹   and Erwin Medina¹

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

 

This book contains two dedicated chapters on Linux, with this being Part 1, which is solely focused on introducing Linux command line and helping new users get started while reinforcing the knowledge of experienced users with essential Linux commands. This is the longest chapter of the book for good reason, as Ansible, a Red Hat product, runs on Linux hosts. To succeed in network automation using Ansible, one must first master the basics of Linux. ...