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Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
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Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Chapter 3: Linux Commands
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-i, --ignore-install, --ignore-remove
Ignore any install and remove directives in the configuration
file.
-l, --list
List modules matching the given wildcard (or "*" if no wild-
card is given).
-n, --dry-run
Perform all of the actions except actually inserting or removing
the module.
-q, --quiet
Suppress warnings during failure to load a module and
continue processing other modules.
-r, --remove
Remove the specified modules, as well as the modules on
which they depend.
-s, --syslog
Send error messages to syslogd instead of to standard error.
-t type, --type type
Load only a specific type of module.
-v, --verbose
Print commands as they are executed.
-C file, --config file
Read additional configuration from file instead of /etc/modules.
conf.
-V, --version
Print version, then exit.
more
more [options] [files]
Display the named files on a terminal, one screenful at a time. See
less for an alternative to more.
Options
+num
Begin displaying at line number num.
-num number
Set screen size to number lines.
+/pattern
Begin displaying two lines before pattern.
-c Repaint screen from top instead of scrolling.
-d Display the prompt “[Press space to continue, ‘q’ to quit]”
instead of ringing the bell. Also display “[Press ‘h’ for instruc-
tions]” in response to illegal commands.
-f Count logical ...
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