Linux Starters Guide

[johnny]

Does anybody know where you can view or maybe download a good pdf of linux how to's. I am looking to learn more about using Linux and its commands, thanks for the help guys!

[centelo]

There are a ton of things, but if you ever come across someone that tells you to RTFM do not be offended. Its something that has been told to newbies for years now and I am sure everyone knows that its only meant as a joke. Most places (including this site as I have seen) are more than willing to help people get the ball rolling but no one can fully tell you "How to run Linux", we can give pointers and steer you in the proper direction, but you still need to read the manual.

What are you running now?

[Shane Phillips]

Well, if you google linux How To's, you will able to find quite a lot of Linux Starter guides.

Regards,

Shane Phillips

[carl owen]

You will find a good documentation about Linux on its website itself

[carl]

Some Basic commands are as follows:-

mkdir - make directories
cd- change directories
mv- change the name of a directory
pwd - print working directory
rmdir - Remove an existing directory
chown - change file owner and group
chmod - change file access permissions
ls - Short listing of directory contents
cp - Copy files
ln - Creates a symbolic link to a file.
slocate -u
cat - this command sends file contents to standard output.
whereis - Report all known instances of a command
ftp hostname- It opens an FTP connection to the specified host, allowing files to be transferred.
ping host - Sends an echo request via TCP/IP to the specified host.
traceroute host - Uses echo requests to determine and print a network
path to the host.

These are few basic commands

[php_rules]

Probably the best resource for documentation is the man pages, just type man comand at the shell prompt and it will give you a manual. Another fantastic resource is TLDP The Linux Documentation Project this site has been going for years and has numerous walk through guides and documentation for loads of different things - be sure to check it out!

The Linux Documentation Project

[johnny]

Thanks to the guys who didn't say "google it". I really appreciate the information guys and yes, I will go to google and do some research, thanks for the original thought...not to offend.

[Shane Phillips]

Johnny,

Well, i actually meant that you will good source of information was scope of linux starts from nothing to everything...

Although, nothing to offend you in any case...

Regards,

Shane Phillips

[Lazlo90]

Good luck with learning it.

I myself am no Linux expert either but I have learned a lot from trial and error along with Googling some info. There's luckily a lot of free info available online related to Linux and you can always ask on these forums for help. Alternatively, there are larger forums out there dedicated to a specific Linux distro. You might want to check those out as well, especially for more complicated questions.

[bluetrance05]

I found this link from another forum website. It was posted by a forum member who is also a Linux user. He said it was produced by Linux Format magazine, free and downloadable.

[carl owen]

Thank you for sharing the link with us Bluetrance. It is indeed helpful and will definitely help people who are new and want to learn about Linux.

[centelo]

I guess I have always started with whatever distro I was running and went from their site and hopped around a ton. Some fan sites (of hardcore nix users) are a little over the top for me still getting back into comman line land but overall I would guess about 70% are fairly easy for starting out, pending you find the right sites.