Unix and Linux: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fourth Edition

Appendix A. Unix Reference

In this appendix, you’ll find a fairly thorough reference on Unix commands and flags as well as examples and descriptions of each. We organized this appendix to generally parallel the book, so that you can easily reference key commands and related flags without being overwhelmed with long lists of commands.

Table A.a summarizes what you’ll find in this appendix.

Table A.a. Summary of Appendix Tables

Table Number	Description
Table A.1	Getting Started with Unix
Table A.2	Using Directories and Files
Table A.3	Working with Your Shell
Table A.4	Creating and Editing Files
Table A.5	Controlling File Ownership and Permissions
Table A.6	Manipulating Files
Table A.7	Getting Information About Your System
Table A.8	Configuring Your Unix Environment ...