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A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux
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A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux

by Mark G. Sobell
December 2007
Intermediate to advanced
1200 pages
31h 12m
English
Pearson
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Chapter 7. The Shell

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This chapter takes a close look at the shell and explains how to use some of its features. For example, it discusses command line syntax and also describes how the shell processes a command line and initiates execution of a program. The chapter also explains how to redirect input to and output from a command, construct pipes and filters on the command line, and run a command in the background. The final section covers filename expansion and explains how you can use this feature in your everyday ...

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