Essential LinuxEssential Linux addresses and provides the essential information for getting a Linux system up and running, looking after it, and using it. It includes many screen shots and examples of essential commands and utilities. This book focuses on practical installations, such as converting IBM PCs, transferring data from Windows and MS-DOS, and running Linux in conjunction with Windows. Provides detailed instructions and advice on installation for many different systems and environments. By author of UNIX Pocket Book, which was chosen by PC Magazine as a recommended UNIX book. CD-ROM contains Versions 1.3 and 2.0 of Linux with installation details. |
Contents
The physical file system | 4 |
Linux software structure | 10 |
1122345578 | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
append arguments ASCII backup blocks boot Bourne shell buffer bytes CD-ROM character chgrp chmod command line configuration contains copy cpio create crontab current line default defined deleted DEMO dev/console 2>&1 dev/console device display EBCDIC echo command editor entry error Ethernet example executed exit ext2 file name file system file1 floppy disk format fsck hard disk Hello host hosts2 inserted line installed interface kernel keyboard LILO line number Linux system login mode mount Moves the cursor MS-DOS normally option partition password path name permissions printed prompt redirect regular expression remote system remote-file root screen sequence server shell script Slackware specified standard input standard output sticky bit string superuser swap system administrator tcsh telnet terminal testf toggle transfer ttyl UNIX user name utility variable XFree86