Best products from r/commandline

Upvotes to the mentions of Powershell - it is really powerful and excellent to use.

However - good'ol DOS and batch files fuel some of my top functions at work. Here are some links that might help:

• SS64
  
• Rob VanDerWoude's Batch Pages
  
• Good thread at Stack overflow
  
• Know your environment variables
  
  And my general go-to books are:
  
  
• Windows Command-Line
  
• Windows Admin Scripting
  
• Windows Administration at the Command Line
  
  A lot of this is/was used for Windows XP - but a good amount of it will translate to Windows 7. Batch / DOS is still fun to use in Windows 7 but definitely also play a bit in the Powershell pool.

• ALOT more tools and options available compared to GUI.
  
  
• Remote management: This also play perfectly together with automation.
  
• Automation: Just the fact that you can redirect output/input to or from other, completely independent programs, files or devices is a so powerful.
  Also making scripts to complete long tedious tasks that you may want to run multiply times. Say: every time you boot or run a specific program. Or if you are managing multiple computers, this comes very handy.
  
  I great way to start taking full advantage of the commandline is by learning the linux tools and how to use them. Also learning a scripting language is a natural step to becoming comfortable with the commandline.
  
  The Linux Documentation Project is a really good resource.
  http://www.tldp.org/guides.html
  
  Bash scripting:
  
  http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/index.html
  
  http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/1118004426 (Great resource for both the tools and scripting.)
  

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Commands-Editors-Programming/dp/0131367366/ref=pd_sim_b5
I learned mostly from this book. Starts you out step by step, lots of hand holding for learning the shell. Has a good reference for most commands too. Not so much for programming as the basic shell i guess but still a good one.

Check this book out:

http://amzn.com/0596003528

There are lots of great resources online as well.

Practical Vim - Edit Text at the Speed of Thought by Drew Neil is the best book I've found for going beyond the beginner stage.

Preview here.

Would be easier to turn on a space heater and AC at the same time, along with the oven and all the burners.

Or gets a few of these babies

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00076IMU2

I picked up one of these bad-boys for $.75 at goodwill a couple weeks ago:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B00007LTAQ/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0

Still, I find the trackpad easier if I'm just browsing/taking some notes.