Chapter 2. Getting Started
IN THIS CHAPTER
Conventions Used in This Book 22
Logging In Remotely: Terminal Emulation, ssh, and telnet 25
Curbing Your Power: Superuser Access 28
Getting the Facts: Where to Find Documentation 29
man: Displays the System Manual 30
info: Displays Information About Utilities 32
HOWTOs: Finding Out How Things Work 34
One way or another you are sitting in front of a screen that is connected to a computer that is running Linux. You may be working with a graphical user interface (GUI) or a textual interface. This book is about the textual, or command line, interface to Linux. If you are working with a GUI, you will need to use a terminal ...
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