April 2010
Beginner
464 pages
12h 7m
English
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Index
A note on the digital index
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Symbols
- " " (quotation marks), Using Quotation Marks, Using Quotation Marks
- using with filenames containing spaces, Using Quotation Marks
- using with names containing special characters, Using Quotation Marks
- $ (dollar sign), prefacing variable names, The PATH Environment Variable, Other Environment Variables
- * (asterisk), The find Command, Wildcards, Sets, and Brace Expansion
- wildcard character, Wildcards, Sets, and Brace Expansion
- wildcard symbol, using in filenames, The find Command
- . (dot), Hidden Files and Folders, Using the . Operator
- . operator, Using the . Operator
- filenames beginning with, Hidden Files and Folders
- / (slash), The Filesystem, File Attributes, and Permissions, The cd, pwd, and ls Commands
- filesystem root, The Filesystem, File Attributes, and Permissions
- path names in Bash, The cd, pwd, and ls Commands
- ; (semicolon), enclosing with quotation marks, Using Quotation Marks
- < (left angle bracket), Using Quotation Marks, Redirecting Input, Standard Input, Output, and Error
- enclosing in quotation marks, Using Quotation Marks
- redirection operator, Redirecting Input, Standard Input, Output, and Error
- > (right angle bracket), Using Quotation Marks ...
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