Beginning SUSE Linux, Second Edition

APPENDIX BBASH Command Index

This appendix provides a whistle-stop tour of commands that can be used at the BASH shell. This is a highly selective listing, intended to provide a guide to commands that see day-to-day use on average desktop systems. In a similar fashion, although some command options are listed, they're strictly limited to those that receive regular deployment.

The descriptions of each command are deliberately simple. Note that the quantity of space a command is given is not an indication of its importance or usefulness.

Various conventions are used in the list:

• Commands that can and might be run by ordinary users are preceded with a dollar sign ($).
• Commands that require root privileges are preceded with a hash symbol (#).