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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Logging On to the System | |
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| Logging On to a Linux System | |
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| Exploring UNIX and Linux | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Touring the System | |
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| Working with the Shell | |
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| Exploring the File System | |
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| Using Utilities to Manage Files | |
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| Using man to Learn the Function of Switches | |
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| Using man to Find Pages by Keyword | |
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| Using the info Utility to Find Detailed Descriptions of Commands | |
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| Finding Answers to UNIX/Linux Questions Online | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Touring Utilities, Shell Instructions, and Processes | |
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| Employing Powerful Utilities | |
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| Managing Input and Output from Utilities | |
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| Working with Special Characters | |
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| Modifying the User Environment | |
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| Creating Shell Scripts | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Editing with the Visual Editor | |
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| Working in an Existing File | |
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| Navigating Through a Text File | |
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| Creating and Appending a Text File | |
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| Issuing Instructions to the Shell and Visual Editor | |
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| Making Text Changes | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Using Basic Linux and UNIX Utilities | |
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| Counting Elements in a File | |
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| Employing Search Utilities | |
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| Performing Math Calculations | |
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| Sorting Through Files | |
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| Modifying and Manipulating Data | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Using Multiple Utilities in Scripts | |
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| Employing Utilities to Obtain Information | |
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| Exploring Directories and Files | |
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| Creating a Complex Word Analysis Script | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Creating and Changing Directories | |
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| Creating Directories | |
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| Managing Files and Directories | |
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| Accessing Files in Directories | |
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| Working with File Links to Directories | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Specifying Instructions to the Shell | |
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| Identifying Portions of the Command Line | |
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| Finding Utilities on the System | |
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| Using Command Substitution to Write Simple Scripts | |
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| Writing Wildcard Expressions | |
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| Redirecting Errors | |
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| Gathering Error Numbers | |
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| Modifying the bash Environment | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Setting File and Directory Permissions | |
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| Defining Permissions Based on Number | |
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| Creating an Archive Script | |
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| Setting Permissions on Files and Folders | |
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| Setting the umask | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Controlling User Processes | |
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| Listing Running Jobs | |
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| Terminating Jobs | |
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| Suspending and Activating Jobs | |
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| Terminating Jobs for Other Users | |
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| Using nohup to Run Processes After Logging Out | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Managing, Printing, and Archiving Large Files | |
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| Compressing a File | |
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| Saving Files to Disk | |
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| Splitting a Large File | |
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| Removing Files by Owner | |
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| Formatting a Document for Printing | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Accessing and Touring Graphical Desktops | |
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| Performing File Management Tasks | |
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| Customizing the Desktop | |
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| Using Included Gnome Applications | |
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| Configuring the Internet Settings | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Administering a Linux PC System | |
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| Shutting Down and Restarting UNIX/Linux | |
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| Managing User Accounts | |
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| Solving User Problems | |
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| Making a Linux Boot Disk | |
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| Installing the Apache Web Server | |
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| Solutions | |
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| Index | |