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On Sat 10 Apr 2010 at 16:14:36 PDT David Newman wrote:
>On 4/10/10 3:08 PM, Chris Whitehouse wrote:
>> Roland Smith wrote:
>>> On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 09:34:59PM -0800, jt wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been doing searches for online schools that teach FreeBSD. I've
>>>> been
>>>> trying to learn on an off for years but when it starts getting
>>>> complicated,
>>>> I get stuck. The handbook don't do allot of good.
>>>
>>> You can download the book "The Complete FreeBSD" from
>>> http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/
>>
>> There is also Absolute FreeBSD
>> http://www.absolutefreebsd.com/
>> Only available for purchase though.
>
>+1
>
>I've found this and other books by Mr. Lucas to be informative,
>accessible and even entertaining, well worth their price.

Yes, I agree.

Another good book is Dru Lavigne's _The Best of FreeBSD Basics_.

I also like Dru's earlier book _BSD Hacks_.

It's not BSD-specific, but the _Unix Power Tools_ book from O'Reilly is
packed with lots of interesting tidbits.