Errata for Linux in a Nutshell
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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
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Color Key: Serious Technical Mistake Minor Technical Mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version |
Location |
Description |
Submitted By |
Date Submitted |
Date Corrected |
| Printed |
Page 10
Changed the description of the rev command to say |
"Prints each line of input, reversing it character by character."
|
Anonymous |
|
Aug 01, 2001 |
| Printed |
Page 296
|
the description for the rev command
is somewhat incorrect. It states, "Reverse the lines of a file onto
standard output. The order of characters is also reversed. ..."
In fact, the command only affects the character ordering of each line
and does not affect any other ordering(i.e. line order).
|
Anonymous |
|
|
| Printed |
Page 472
IN PRINT: "Built-in Commands" section, ":" entry, Example, first line |
"if who | grep $1 > /dev/null"
SHOULD BE:
"if who | grep -w $1 > /dev/null"
|
Anonymous |
|
|
| Printed |
Page 789
The following index entry |
read command (ex)
has been changed to:
read command (ex) 596
to reflect the page number to which the entry refers.
|
Anonymous |
|
Nov 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 791
The following index entry |
set command (ex)
has been changed to:
set command (ex) 597
to reflect the page number to which the entry refers.
|
Anonymous |
|
Nov 01, 2000 |
| Printed |
Page 792
The following index entry |
source command (ex)
has been changed to:
source command (ex) 597
to reflect the page number to which the entry refers.
|
Anonymous |
|
Nov 01, 2000 |
