For newbies rutebook

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Doug Pollard wrote:
> A while back somone on this list suggested loading and reading Rutebook. 
> As far as I am concerned that was a stroke of geniouse.  It is the best 
> tutorial I have ever read on any technical subject.  It is straight to 
> the point and doesn't explain anything that doesn't need to be known for 
> the particlar subject being  read at the moment.  Evey little shor 
> unmemorable two and three letter command has had it's meaning spelled 
> out so you have a reference to remeber by.  I find it's much easyier to 
> rember for example "change diectory than CD.  I can't get my mind around 
> cd it's not anchored to anything. But the biggest thing I learned is 
> that in the past I have read something and felt dumb if I didn't 
> understand it. He lets you know to read everything three times, do the 
> exercise and don't move on until you know the subject.
>     I have been reading off and on a couple days for a total of one good 
> days reading and have learned more than I have in all the reading I have 
> done on linux put together. I haven't learned a lot but what I have 
> learned," I KNOW."   One thing  I think I have found is I am not just 
> dumb ,this stuff is hard.  I can't stress enough how good this tutorial 
> is for newbies.
>                                                              Doug
> 

thanks for this - I have noted it and will be using it in the future
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