Linux phrasebook

Scott Granneman has completely updated his best-selling Linux Phrasebook to reflect the newest distributions, incorporate feedback from hundreds of active Linux users, and cover today's newest tools and techniques -- including an entirely new chapter on text file manipulation. Linux Phrasebook, Second Edition offers a concise, handy reference to the Linux commands that, like a language phrasebook, can be used on the spot on moment's notice.

Don't waste a minute on non-essentials: this straight-to-the-point reference delivers specific information and tested commands designed to work with any modern Linux distribution. Portable enough to take anywhere, it starts with a quick introduction to essential command line concepts, and then delivers all the modern Linux command examples, variations, and parameters you need to: view, manipulate, archive, and compress files… control file ownership and permission… find anything on your system… efficiently use the Linux shell… monitor system resources… install software… test, fix, and work with networks… integrate with Windows networks, and much more. Linux Phrasebook, Second Edition is the perfect quick command line reference for millions of Linux users and administrators at all levels of experience: people who want to get reliable information they can use right now -- with no distractions and no diversions!

• The quick, functional, portable, and practical Linux command line reference: straight-to-the-point information that can be used anytime, anywhere
• The most popular title in the Developer's Library Phrasebook series, now fully updated to reflect new Linux tools, commands, and utilities, and feedback from hundreds of readers
• Contains an all-new chapter on manipulating text files

Table of contents

Introduction

Part I: Getting Started

1. Things to Know About Your Command Line

2. The Basics

3. Learning About Commands

4. Building Blocks

Part II: Working With Files

5. Viewing Files

6. Manipulating Text Files

7. Ownership and Permissions

8. Archiving and Compression

Part III: Finding Stuff

9. Finding Stuff: Easy

10. The find Command

Part IV: Environment

11. Your Shell

12. Monitoring System Resources

13. Installing Software

Part V: Networking

14. Connectivity

15. Working on the Network

16. Windows Networking