The Best Shell and Bash Books According to Hacker News

These shell and Bash books are ranked using Hacker News discussions, comment activity, and editorial review. The list covers shell scripting, Bash, Linux command-line work, and SSH.

Top 5 quick picks

#1 Learning the bash Shell, 3rd Edition #2 Classic Shell Scripting #3 Shell Scripting: Expert Recipes for Linux, Bash, and More #4 Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the Linux Shell (Expert's Voice in Linux) #5 SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

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Learning the bash Shell, 3rd Edition cover

1. Learning the bash Shell, 3rd Edition

by Cameron Newham, Bill Rosenblatt

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2. Classic Shell Scripting

by Arnold Robbins, Nelson H.F. Beebe

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Shell Scripting: Expert Recipes for Linux, Bash, and More cover

3. Shell Scripting: Expert Recipes for Linux, Bash, and More

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Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the Linux Shell (Expert's Voice in Linux) cover

4. Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the Linux Shell (Expert's Voice in Linux)

by Chris F.A. Johnson

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SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition cover

5. SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

by Daniel J. Barrett, Richard E. Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes

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