Linux For Dummies Quick Reference

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Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-07-15
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary

Linux For Dummies Quick Reference, 3rd Edition, takes you straight to the heart of this revolutionary new operating system from selecting and installing the right version to handling standard networking and system administration tasks. The book features an alphabetical listing of common shell commands, keyboard shortcuts for working with e-mail and the X-Window system, and tons of tips on how to handle DOS, Windows, Mac, and UNIX files. And the book's special lay-flat binding means that the information you need is always right at your fingertips.

Author Biography

About the Authors Phil Hughes is the president of Specialized System Consultants (SSC) and the publisher of Linux Journal magazine. He has authored or edited many of SSC's Pocket Reference cards for the UNIX operating system and utility programs. Phil has worked in computing as a programmer and design specialist since 1968. He has worked with UNIX since 1980 as a systems programmer, consultant, trainer, and writer. In 1983, armed with that one English class he took in college, he turned SSC into a company that specializes in documentation for UNIX systems. Viktorie Navratilova has been working with UNIX for several years, and her main interests are computer graphics and UNIX and network security. She writes regular articles about Linux and computer security for computer magazines and gives talks at the local Linux users' group and Webgrrls meetings. She is particularly impressed with the global Linux community, which has always been helpful and friendly no matter where in the world she's traveled. Viki earned her bachelor's degree in computer science from Loyola University of Chicago and now works in Chicago for BlueMeteor, a startup Application Service Provider.

Table of Contents

The Big Picture: Linux 1(12)
Getting to Know Linux
13(8)
Understanding the shell
21(18)
Common Shell Commands
39(44)
Using X with KDE, GNOME, or FVWM
83(24)
Text Editors and Working with Text
107(24)
Sending and receiving E-Mail
131(18)
Working with the Other Guys
149(10)
Networking
159(24)
Systems Administration
183(26)
Using Regular Expressions
209(4)
Appendix: Online Resources 213(6)
Glossary: Techie Talk 219(6)
Index 225
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