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I was wondering if there was any complete guide to the Linux Terminal (don't mind buying a book or something), specifically, I want the list (or book) to do an A-Z of the commands with all their parameters, reasons why you'd use those commands and examples.

If anyone has recommendations I'd be most appreciative!

Thanks in advance!

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    I'd point you to http://ss64.com normally, but their server is down tight now. – j0h Feb 26 '15 at 15:43
  • I'll add it to bookmarks and check back each day :-) – SomeAmbigiousUserName Feb 26 '15 at 15:44
  • How about searching an online book retailer like http://amazon.com? Search for "linux command line" sans quote. Also see http://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php – user68186 Feb 26 '15 at 15:49
  • @user68186 because one book is always going to be more detailed then the next, I was hoping to find a recommended book that covers all bases instead of buying one, then finding there's a better one for the same price – SomeAmbigiousUserName Feb 26 '15 at 15:53
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    The buyers at Amazon rated this one highly. I have no personal knowledge. I just use the man command and the Google search. – user68186 Feb 26 '15 at 15:59

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To list complete list of Terminal Commands use:

compgen -b

which lists all built-in commands

compgen -c

lists all commands (maybe better to use compgen -c | less since it's a long list)

Taken from All main Terminal commands answered by @Cubiq

And below commands are what you want for complete details and their parameters:

man <command>
info <command>
<command> -h
<command> --help

If you want more information, type:

info coreutils <command>
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  • I know you can do that but a book that has examples and what situations you'd use them is a lot clearer for me. – SomeAmbigiousUserName Feb 26 '15 at 15:44
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    @TreyTaylor That manual pages is what writes in books :) You can use a for-loop to list all of them and make it a PDF format book for yourself. (if you don't like my answer, I'll delete it or I can keep it for someone else :) even from `info coreutils ` command you will see a lot of examples – αғsнιη Feb 26 '15 at 15:45