Description
Linux Pocket Guide gets you up to speed quickly on day-to-day Linux use. The book begins with general concepts like files and directories, the shell, and X windows, and then presents detailed overviews of the most essential commands. You'll learn each command's purpose, usage, options, location on disk, and even the RPM package that installed it. Throw in a host of valuable power user tips and a friendly, accessible style, and you'll find this practical, to-the-point book a small but mighty resource for Linux users.
Full Description
Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 Linux Pocket Guide
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What's in This Book?
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Getting Help
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Fedora: A First View
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Logins, Logouts, and Shutdowns
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The Filesystem
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The Shell
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Installing Software
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tar.gz and tar.bz2 files
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Basic File Operations
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Directory Operations
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File Viewing
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File Creation and Editing
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File Properties
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File Location
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File Text Manipulation
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More Powerful Manipulations
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File Compression and Packaging
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File Comparison
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Disks and Filesystems
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Partitioning and Formatting Disks
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Backups and Remote Storage
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File Printing
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Spelling Operations
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Viewing Processes
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Controlling Processes
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Users and Their Environment
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Working with User Accounts
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Becoming the Superuser
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Working with Groups
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Basic Host Information
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Host Location
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Network Connections
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Email
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Web Browsing
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Usenet News
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Instant Messaging
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Screen Output
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Math and Calculations
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Dates and Times
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Scheduling Jobs
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Graphics and Screensavers
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Audio and Video
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Programming with Shell Scripts
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Final Words
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Product Details
- Title:
- Linux Pocket Guide
- By:
- Daniel J. Barrett
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media
- Formats:
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- Ebook
- Safari Books Online
- Print Release:
- February 2004
- Ebook Release:
- June 2009
- Pages:
- 204
- Print ISBN:
- 978-0-596-00628-0
- | ISBN 10:
- 0-596-00628-4
- Ebook ISBN:
- 978-0-596-55643-3
- | ISBN 10:
- 0-596-55643-8
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