Want to be a Linux admin? Start here.

This collection of links originally appeared on my consulting website.  If you are a developer new to using Linux or Unix systems these guides will probably come in handy at some point.  Enjoy.

• Learning the shell - everything you need to know to get up and running with Linux as a power user or administrator
• Useful commands for the command line - how to get around the system
• Advanced Bash Scripting Guide - for those times when you would rather script an activity
• VIM editor cheat sheet - Instructions on using the powerful "vim" (vi, iMproved) editor that ships with Unix & Linux (use nano if you do not like vi)
• Another Vi/Vim overview - The ins & outs of editing text files the advanced way
• How to be a good and lazy (Linux) system administrator - An entertaining read about approaches to system management