Part IIFoundation
There is a great deal of power in the Linux command line that can be tapped to great advantage by its users. The graphical user interfaces (GUI) of today make using the command line unnecessary for many people who just want to use a few relatively simple tools to browse the Web, use email, and perhaps read or write documents. Most Linux users cannot conceive of the power hidden behind the GUI. However, the GUI that allows easy access to computer power for many more users than would otherwise be the case hides a large portion of the power that those same computers put into our hands.
One group of people in particular tend to be the main users of the command line: System Administrators, aka SysAdmins. SysAdmins are the ...
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