Skip to Content
Learning the UNIX Operating System, Fourth Edition
book

Learning the UNIX Operating System, Fourth Edition

by Grace Todino, John Strang, Jerry Peek
December 1997
Beginner
106 pages
2h 45m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Content preview from Learning the UNIX Operating System, Fourth Edition

Index

Symbols

& for background processes, Running a Command in the Background
* wildcard, File and Directory Wildcards, File and Directory Wildcards, rm
. (dot)
. directory shortcut, ls, cp
.. directory shortcut, Relative pathnames up, ls, cp
in filenames, File and Directory Names
> (output redirection operator), Standard Input and Standard Output, The > operator, The > operator, The >> operator
- (hyphen) for command options, Syntax of UNIX Command Lines
< (input redirection operator), Standard Input and Standard Output
? wildcard, File and Directory Wildcards
; (semicolon) on command line, Syntax of UNIX Command Lines
/ (slash)
in pathnames, Absolute Pathnames, Relative pathnames up
for root directory, The Directory Tree, Absolute Pathnames
[] as wildcards brackets, File and Directory Wildcards

A

absolute pathnames, Absolute Pathnames, Absolute Pathnames
access modes, ls
access permissions (see permissions)
account, customizing, Customizing Your Account, Customizing Your Account
aliases, shell, Shell Aliases and Functions
ampersand (&) for background processes, Running a Command in the Background
appending text to files, The >> operator
apropos command, Standard UNIX Documentation
arguments, command, Syntax of UNIX Command Lines
ascii command (ftp), ftp
asterisk (*) as wildcard, File and Directory Wildcards, File and Directory Wildcards, rm

B

background processing, Multitasking
cancelling processes, Cancelling a Process
checking on processes, Checking on a Process, ps
BACKSPACE key, Correcting a Mistake,
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Learning the Unix Operating System, 5th Edition

Learning the Unix Operating System, 5th Edition

John Strang, Grace Todino, Jerry Peek
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, 5th Edition

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook, 5th Edition

Trent R. Hein, Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Ben Whaley, Dan Mackin

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 1565923901Catalog PageErrata