Linux Pocket Guide
by Daniel J. Barrett

The following errata were *corrected* in the 8/05 reprint:

Here's a key to the markup:
	[page-number]: serious technical mistake
	{page-number}: minor technical mistake
	<page-number>: important language/formatting problem
	(page-number): language change or minor formatting problem



(24)  second row of table at top of page;
"MAIL    Path your incoming mailbox"

NOW READS:
"MAIL    Path to your incoming mailbox".


{27}  last paragraph;
"...precede the character with the forward slash '\' character."

NOW READS:
"...precede the character with the backward slash '\' character."


{37}  Item 2, the third and fourth commands;
tar xvzf package.tar.gz
tar xvjf package.tar.bz2

NOW READS:
tar xvzf <path>/package.tar.gz
tar xvjf <path>/package.tar.bz2
(where <path> is typeset in Replaceable style)


{37}  Item 4, the third command;
$ su -l

NOW READS:
$ su


{173}  first and second examples (two places);
echo "again"

NOW READS:
echo "$i"


{173}  second example;
until [ $i -gt 3 ]

NOW READS:
until [ $i -ge 3 ]


(181) Index entry;
\ (forward slash)

NOW READS:
\ (backslash)


(187)  Index entry;
patch command, 87

NOW READS:
patch command, context diff, 87