Everyone has to start somewhere, and Linux administrators and engineers are no exception. If you have purchased this book, I imagine that your goal is to pass the Red Hat exams (RHCSA and RHCE) while acquiring or improving your current Linux skills. This introduction covers user-level commands that you will be required to know before you embark on your journey of becoming a system administrator or engineer. These skills and commands are all essential for knowing how to work with Linux, not just Red Hat. Although the current Red Hat Exam Prep Guide doesn’t list (and can’t) all the commands covered in this introduction, everything covered here is required for you to get through the rest of this book. This is in no way a complete list of every user-level command, but it is everything you need to get started. Many of the topics here are also covered later in the book. If you already have a decent set of Linux skills, most of this introduction will probably be a review for you.