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Linux in a Nutshell Jessica Hekman

Linux in a Nutshell By Jessica Hekman

Linux in a Nutshell by Jessica Hekman

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This text covers the core commands for common Linux distributions. It provides a complete reference to all user, programming, administration, and networking commands with options and also documents a wide range of GNU tools.

Linux in a Nutshell Summary

Linux in a Nutshell by Jessica Hekman

"Linux in a Nutshell" covers the core commands available on common Linux distributions. It provides a complete reference to all user, programming, administration, and networking commands. Contents include: programming, system administration, and user commands with complete lists of options; LILO and Loadlin (boot) options; shell syntax and variables for the bash, csh, and tcsh shells; pattern matching; Emacs and vi editing commands; sed and gawk commands; common configuration tasks for the GNOME and KDE desktops and the fvwm2 window manager; and Red Hat and Debian package managers. New material in the third edition includes common configuration tasks for the GNOME and KDE desktops and the fvwm2 window manager, the dpkg Debian package manager, an expanded investigation of the rpm Red Hat package manager and CVS, and many new commands. "Linux in a Nutshell" delivers everything needed for common, day-to-day use. It also covers a wide range of GNU tools for Unix users who have GNU versions of standard Unix tools.

Linux in a Nutshell Reviews

'O'Reilly have a reputation for producing first-rate computing books, and they've reaffirmed it with Linux in a Nutshell. Each page is clean, accessible and full of detailed and well-written text, while the overall structure and choice of content is equally accomplished.' Rating 8/10. Linux Format, December 2000

About Jessica Hekman

Ellen Siever is a writer at O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. In addition to Linux in a Nutshell, she has co-authored Perl in a Nutshell and the Perl Modules Reference for the Unix edition of the Perl Resource Kit. She was a programmer for many years until she decided that writing about computers was more fun. Jessica Perry Hekman lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. She ventured into the real world in 1995 with a degree in Medieval History and Literature. She has put it to good use at O'Reilly & Associates (as a production assistant, assistant system administrator, author, and developer working on online books), at ZDNet (as a developer), and Curl Corporation (where she is currently programming and vesting). Stephen Figgins is an editor with the O'Reilly Network. For five years before becoming an editor, Stephen answered O'Reilly customer's technical questions. It was a technician's dream job: getting paid to read O'Reilly books and talk about them with people. Linux is his operating system of choice. Stephen Spainhour is a writer for O'Reilly & Associates. He coauthored the first edition of Webmaster in a Nutshell, as well as Perl in a Nutshell, and has contributed to many other O'Reilly titles.

Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1. Introduction The Excitement of Linux Distribution and Support Commands on Linux What This Book Offers Sources and Licenses Beginner's Guide Chapter 2. System and Network Administration Overview Common Commands Overview of Networking Overview of TCP/IP Overview of Firewalls and Masquerading Overview of NFS Overview of NIS Administering NIS RPC and XDR Chapter 3. Linux Commands Alphabetical Summary of Commands Chapter 4. Boot Methods The Boot Process LILO: The Linux Loader Loadlin: Booting from MS-DOS Dual Booting Linux and Windows NT/2000 Boot-time Kernel Options initrd: Using a RAM Disk Chapter 5. Red Hat and Debian Package Managers The Red Hat Package Manager The Debian Package Manager Chapter 6. The Linux Shells: An Overview Purpose of the Shell Shell Flavors Common Features Differing Features Chapter 7. bash: The Bourne-Again Shell Overview of Features Invoking the Shell Syntax Variables Arithmetic Expressions Command History Built-in Commands Job Control Chapter 8. csh and tcsh Overview of Features Invoking the Shell Syntax Variables Expressions Command History Command-Line Manipulation Job Control Built-in csh and tcsh Commands Chapter 9. Pattern Matching Filenames Versus Patterns Metacharacters, Listed by Linux Program Metacharacters Examples of Searching Chapter 10. The Emacs Editor Introduction Typical Problems Summary of Commands by Group Summary of Commands by Key Summary of Commands by Name Chapter 11. The vi Editor Review of vi Operations vi Command-Line Options ex Command-Line Options Movement Commands Edit Commands Saving and Exiting Accessing Multiple Files Interacting with the Shell Macros Miscellaneous Commands Alphabetical List of Keys in Command Mode Syntax of ex Commands Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands vi Configuration Chapter 12. The sed Editor Conceptual Overview Command-Line Syntax Syntax of sed Commands Group Summary of sed Commands Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands Chapter 13. The gawk Scripting Language Conceptual Overview Command-Line Syntax Patterns and Procedures gawk System Variables Operators Variable and Array Assignments Group Listing of gawk Commands Alphabetical Summary of Commands Chapter 14. CVS and RCS Basic Concepts The CVS Utility CVS Administrator Reference CVS User Reference The RCS Utility Overview of RCS Commands Basic RCS Operations General RCS Specifications Alphabetical Summary of RCS Commands Chapter 15. GNOME Desktop Overview The Panel The Main Menu The GNOME Control Center Chapter 16. KDE Desktop Overview The Panel and Taskbar The KDE Control Center Chapter 17. An Alternative Window Manager: fvwm2 Running fvwm2 Configuration Files A Modular Approach How to Implement Window Manager Customizations A Quick Tour of the fvwm Environment Specifying Click-to-Type Focus Raising the Focus Window Automatically Changing the Size of the Desktop Having Multiple Desktops Making the Same Window Appear on Every Page Starting Windows on Different Desktops and Pages If It's Too Hard (or Easy) to Move the Pointer Between Pages Adding Keyboard Shortcuts Customizing Menus The FvwmWinList: Switching the Focus Index

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GOR001276993
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Linux in a Nutshell by Jessica Hekman
Jessica Hekman
Used - Very Good
Paperback
O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA
2000-09-04
816
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