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Dictionary of Linux commands

19th October 2002

One for the bookmarks: O’Reilly’s Alphabetical Directory of Linux Commands. 379 commands complete with a description and list of command line options. Found via an advert on the Internet Bookmobile story (and I usually never click on ads).

Posted 19th October 2002 at 7:42 pm · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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