The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins

Reveals and illustrates the awesome power and flexibility of the command line, along with the design and usage philosophies that support those traits. This understanding of how to extract the most from the Linux command line can help you become a better sysadmin. Understand why many things in the Linux and Unix worlds are done as they are, and how to apply the Linux philosophy to working as a sysadmin. The original Unix/Linux philosophy presented foundational and functional tenets—rules, guidelines, and procedural methods—that worked well. However, it was intended for the developers of those operating systems. Although system administrators could apply many of the tenets to their daily work, many important tenets were missing. Over the years that David Both has been working with Linux and Unix, he has formulated his own philosophy—one that applies more directly to the everyday life of the sysadmin.