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Running Linux, Third Edition
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Running Linux, Third Edition

by Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, Lar Kaufman, Matt Welsh
August 1999
Beginner
760 pages
23h 55m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Index

Symbols

#include statements, More Fun with Libraries
.bash_profile file, Startup Files
.cshrc file, Startup Files
.dvi files, Formatting and printing
.emacs file, Startup Files, Tailoring Emacs
.exrc file, Startup Files
.fvwm2rc file, Startup Files
.login file, Startup Files
.newsrc file, Startup Files
.rc files, Startup Files, Startup Files
.twmrc file, Startup Files
.Xdefaults file, Startup Files, Starting up xterm
80387 math coprocessor, Booting Linux
& (ampersand), Putting a Command in the Background
background processing, xinit
in HTML text escapes, More HTML features
* (asterisk), Filename Expansion
in passwd file, The passwd File
@ (at sign), Multiple Commands
[] (brackets), Filename Expansion
^ (circumflex), Useful Keys and How to Get Them to Work
$<, $@, $* macros, Suffix Rules and Pattern Rules
. (dot)
.. for parent directory, Directories
for current directory, What Is a Command?
dot-termination of mail, Preparing for installation
starting filenames, Listing Files
.. (dot-dot) for parent directory, Listing Files
> (greater than), Saving Your Output
>& (redirecting errors), Saving Your Output
>> (for appending output), Saving Your Output
in HTML, More HTML features
# (hash mark), Editing /etc/fstab, Some Syntax Rules
as root prompt, Running the System
- (hyphen), Multiple Commands
Unix command options, Listing Files
< (less than), Saving Your Output
in HTML, More HTML features
% for job numbers, Putting a Command in the Background
? (question mark), Filename Expansion
" (quotation mark), More HTML features ...
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