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Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs
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Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs

by Darl Kuhn, Charles Kim, Bernard Lopuz
November 2008
Intermediate to advanced
528 pages
12h 13m
English
Apress
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Chapter 2. Working in the Shell

Every Linux system includes at least one command-line interpreter that enables you to interact with the operating system. This interpreter is known as a shell. This is an appropriate moniker because the shell's purpose is to act as a layer that shields you from having to know the internal workings of the operating system. The shell allows you to perform complex tasks using simple commands.

If you're a DBA, you should become familiar with running shell commands from the command line (operating system prompt). Yes, you can perform many DBA tasks through various graphical user interfaces (GUIs) or browser user interfaces (BUIs). However, regardless of the robustness of the GUI or BUI, you will still be required to use ...

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