Book description
If you use Linux in your day-to-day work, this popular pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job reference. The second edition has expanded from Fedora-only coverage to distro-neutral, with practical information on a wider range of commands requested by readers. For novices who need to get up to speed on Linux use, and experienced users who want a concise and functional reference, this guide provides quick answers.
Table of contents
- Linux Pocket Guide
-
1. Linux Pocket Guide
- What’s in This Book?
- Getting Help
- Linux: A First View
- The Filesystem
- The Shell
- Basic File Operations
- Directory Operations
- File Viewing
- File Creation and Editing
- File Properties
- File Location
- File Text Manipulation
- File Compression and Packaging
- File Comparison
- Printing
- Spell Checking
- Disks and Filesystems
- Backups and Remote Storage
- Viewing Processes
- Controlling Processes
- Scheduling Jobs
- Logins, Logouts, and Shutdowns
- Users and Their Environment
- User Account Management
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Becoming the Superuser
- Group Management
- Host Information
- Host Location
- Network Connections
- Web Browsing
- Usenet News
- Instant Messaging
- Screen Output
- Math and Calculations
- Dates and Times
- Graphics and Screensavers
- Audio
- Video
- Installing Software
- Programming with Shell Scripts
- Final Words
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Linux Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2012
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449316693
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