A practical, no-nonsense guide specifically written for developers (not sysadmins) who need to quickly learn command-line skills
Expand your practical skills and look like a wizard on the command line
Build practical skills to work effectively with the most common CLI tools on Unix-like systems
Description
Developers are always looking to raise their game to the next level, yet most are completely lost when it comes to the Linux command line.
This book is the bridge that will take you to the next level in your software development career. Most of the skills in the book can be immediately put to work to make you a more efficient developer. Itβs written specifically for software engineers, not Linux system administrators, so each chapter will equip you with just enough theory to understand what youβre doing before diving into practical commands that you can use in your day-to-day work as a software developer.
As you work through the book, youβll quickly absorb the basics of how Linux works while you get comfortable moving around the command line. Once youβve got the core skills, youβll see how to apply them in different contexts that youβll come across as a software developer: building and working with Docker images, automating boring build tasks with shell scripts, and troubleshooting issues in production environments.
By the end of the book, youβll be able to use Linux and the command line comfortably and apply your newfound skills in your day-to-day work to save time, troubleshoot issues, and be the command-line wizard that your team turns to.
What you will learn
Learn useful command-line tricks and tools that make software development, testing, and troubleshooting easy
Understand how Linux and command line environments actually work
Create powerful, customized tools and save thousands of lines of code with developer-centric Linux utilities
Gain hands-on experience with Docker, SSH, and Shell scripting tasks that make you a more effective developer
Get comfortable searching logs and troubleshooting problems on Linux servers
Handle common command-line situations that stump other developers
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David Cohen has spent the last 15 years working as a software engineer, Linux sysadmin, DevOps engineer, and everything in between. He runs the popular TutoriaLinux YouTube channel, where heβs taught millions of people Linux, Cloud, and Programming skills. After a 7-year stint in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering, David just moved back to a software development role at Hashicorp, writing Go.
Christian Sturm is a software and systems architect. He started out as a software developer running Linux and Unix variants from the very beginning. Today he consults for organizations ranging from startups, to nonprofits, to big corporations β in areas such as operations, security, and development.
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