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Learning Debian GNU/Linux
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Learning Debian GNU/Linux

by Bill McCarty
October 1999
Beginner to intermediate
360 pages
10h 18m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Index

Symbols

# character, Typing Shell Commands
# comment token, The httpd.conf File
# hash mark, Configuring Local Drives
# pound sign, Exiting dselect
$ dollar sign, Exiting dselect, Shell Variables
& ampersand, Periscope: A Useful Networking Script
& character, Typing Shell Commands
' single quote, Creating a directory, Quoted Strings
(GMT) Universal Time, Configuring the base system
(\) backslash, Quoted Strings
(`) back quote, Quoted Strings
({) curly braces, Shell Variables
(|) pipe redirector, Displaying directory contents, Input/Output Redirection and Piping
(“) double quote, Quoted Strings
* asterisk, Finding a file
, comma, user accounts and, Removing a member from a group
. dot, Displaying directory contents
. dot character, Creating a User Account
. dot in filename, Creating a directory
. single dot, Absolute and relative pathnames
.. two dots, Absolute and relative pathnames
/ forward slash, The directory tree, Creating a directory
/ slash, Choosing Packages for Installation or Removal, Configuring the sources.list File
// slashes, pair of, Configuring the sources.list File
/etc/apt directory, Configuring the sources.list File
/home/httpd/html directory, The access.conf file
/root/periscope file, Periscope: A Useful Networking Script
/sbin directory, Shutting Down the System
80386/80486 processors, Central Processing Unit (CPU)
: colon, Removing a member from a group, The Search Path
; character, Typing Shell Commands
. dot, Configuring the network
\ backward slash, The directory tree
_ underscore, ...
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