Bash Pocket Reference: Help for Power Users and Sys Admins

I like this one a lot. Good when you need to look up something quick and don’t want to read all day. It’s also not huge, easy to carry around, softcover.

The content is new enough - take these with me on long trips for the engagement.

Good and handy, but it might have more small examples and perhaps a few words about what to avoid in various situations.

This is a very handy reference. I used to do a lot of KSH programming back in the day, and in the last couple of years I've had to re-learn my skills, but with BASH instead. I was constantly looking up the same stuff over and over again (e.g. [ ] vs. ( ) vs. ) -- thank god for Google. Now with this handy pocket reference, I'm still looking up the same things over and over again, but now I have them instantly accessible with a stickie book mark. I liked the book so much, in fact, that I bought a second copy for the home office.

Excellent reference book to keep in your back pocket. I write bash scripts almost on a daily basis, and I've found myself referring to this book several times to look up syntax and better ways of doing things. For the $10, you can't go wrong. While we can always google things, it's always nice to have something else you can look to. I've got two copies of this. One at home and another at the office. I recommend this for anyone who writes bash scripts, newbies and experts.

I'm no bash script expert, but with this guide, I can hold my own reading or writing the occasional bash script. No need to read through pages of a bash book's tutorial (though there's nothing wrong with that), this reference cuts to the chase, and gets you on your way quickly. I have more than one copy of this book, and leave on near the various terminals I use. I finally got the kindle version so I'm never without it now.

You cannot beat this book for the money. But actually, you cannot beat it at all. Although essentially the same content is freely available in the Bash 'man' page on Linux, I find the organization and presentation in this 'pocket reference' much more approachable. Not to mention the significant convenience of having it printed and bound for you in a size that literally fits in your pocket, if you choose to keep it there. I am the proud owner of the previous edition, as well, and I am not quite sure what has changed between the two editions. But no matter; anyone who uses Bash, whether interactively or scripted -- (except perhaps the most casual, infrequent users) -- will want to own this book and keep it available at arms length.

This is perfect for what I need. A quick reference for commands. May not be the best for noobs, I'm watching tutorials to get up to speed, but I started with 0 shell experience. The subtitle clearly states for Power Users.