Fedora 5

I am currently a student. I am new to linux OS. I am trying to get the hang of it. My class is using fedora core 5. The book I am using is a decent book but, there is nothing with straight asnwers to my questions so that I may really get into the linux OS. Which I am really interested in learning. So my question is. Is there a book or website out there that will seriously aid me in learning the complexity of linux. I am really weak when it comes to programming. So I am trying to write a ssh script but I am stuck. Im not sure where to begin other than start with a “vi”. So any feedback would be appreciative. Thanks!