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25 changes: 15 additions & 10 deletions _posts/2017-02-28-book-review-introduction-to-the-commandline.md
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## tl;dr


Every chapter will introduce a bunch of comands and will point to its
Every chapter will introduce a bunch of commands and will point to its
respective documentation for further learning. You should expect chapters
describing from the [grep](https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/manual/grep.html)
command to [GNU Octave](https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/) which is a
scientific programming language. The chapters are independent of each other.
The book is must read if you are new to the
[GNU/Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) command line. If you are at
the intermediate level, then too investing time in reading this book will
unveil a few surprises for you.
[GNU/Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) command line. If you are at the
intermediate level, then too investing time in reading this book will unveil a
few surprises for you.


## Detailed review
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customizations** on page number 80 of my printed version, contains following
example:

```
{% highlight shell %}
function manyargs {
$arg=$1
shift
...
}
```
{% endhighlight %}

Here, **$arg** is a misprint. A shell variable is never assigned with **$**. It
should be `args=$1`. I myself has corrected the typographical error in the
book. This change will be published maybe in the next release of this book.
Here, **$arg** is a misprint. A shell variable is never assigned with **$**.
Below is the correct code

{% highlight shell %}
args=$1
{% endhighlight %}

I myself have corrected the typographical error in the book. This change will be
published maybe in the next release of this book.

If you are encountering any mistakes while reading, I request you to fix the
change [here](http://write.flossmanuals.net/command-line/introduction/). The
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