Of course, the best help is when a Red Hat expert takes time to tutor me directly. I can ask questions and focus my curiosity. But that isn't always available and it's probably not wise to always publicly demonstrate my lack of understanding.

So I've already purchased a couple of books that seem to be effective. My first purchase, at the suggestion of my instructor last week, was the O'Reilly book, "Linux in a Nutshell, 4th Edition". It is hardly a nutshell. The book has been expanded to about twice the size of the 2nd Edition and substantially larger than the 3rd.

This is not a book that provides great amounts of explanation. Over half the pages are filled with just commands and options. If you are looking for in-depth instruction, this is not the book to get. But, as the Guru guys said last week, just the vi section alone will get you started and understanding the vi tool. It is a good resource book. Expect to carry it with you and refer to it often.

The other book was recommended in the Nutshell introduction. It is "Learning Red Hat Linux". I expect to have this book later today. I haven't seen it yet, although I was able to read the introduction on line. It should be a good resource. Is it weird to say that I'm looking forward?........
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