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.bashrc, Output redirection with > and |, Shell setup files, Some examples, Proxy configuration
.bash_login, Shell setup files
example, .bash_login example
.bash_logout, Shell setup files
example, .bash_logout example
.bash_profile
, Shell setup files
example, .bash_profile example
.forward, Mail
.profile, Shell setup files
/etc/fstab, Mounting a CD

A

absolute paths, Absolute and relative paths
acroread, Previewing formatted files
aliases, The most important configuration files
alsamixer, Volume control
apache, The most important configuration files
Apache, The Apache Web Server
apropos, The commands, The man pages
example, The whatis and apropos commands
apt-get, What are Debian packages?, APT
installing packages, APT
update package list, APT
upgrade system, APT
aptitude, What are Debian packages?
archiving
burning a CD, Making a copy with a CD-writer
CD-writer, Making a copy with a CD-writer
dd, Using the dd command to dump data
floppies, Formatting the floppy
Java archives, Java archives
tapes, Backing up data using a tape device
tools, Archiving with tar
USB devices, Backups on/from jazz drives, USB devices and other removables
arecord, Recording
arrows, Using Bash features
at, Use that idle time!
example, The at command
audio
ALSA, Drivers and Architecture
applications, Other formats
architecture, Drivers and Architecture
drivers, Installation
OSS, Drivers and Architecture
recording, Recording
volume control, Volume control
aumix, Volume control
automount, Mounting a CD

B

backslash, The path, Special characters
backups
rsync, Introduction
tape device, Archiving with tar
tar, Archiving with tar
tools, Tools from your distribution
Bash
command name completion, Using Bash features
features, Using Bash features
file name completion, Using Bash features
job control, Interactive processes
noclobber, Output redirection with > and |
bash, Shell types
bashrc, The most important configuration files, The file mask, Shell setup files
example, /etc/bashrc example
batch, Automatic processes
bg, Interactive processes
bin, Visual
BIOS, The boot process
boot, Visual, Introduction
BIOS, The boot process
boot-loader, The boot process
direct loading, GRUB features
GRUB, Introduction
init, Init
LILO, Introduction
MBR, The boot process
boot partition, Partition layout and types
bootstrapping, Process creation
Bourne Again SHell, Shell types
Bourne Shell, Shell types
bzip2, Compressing and unpacking with gzip or bzip2

C

C shell, Shell types
camera
mounting, Backups on/from jazz drives, USB devices and other removables
cancel, Removing jobs from the print queue
cardctl, PCMCIA commands
cat, The commands, “less is more”
syntax, The most important configuration files
cd, The commands
CD
audio CD playing, CD playing and copying
audio CD ripping, CD playing and copying
eject, Ejecting the CD
using, Using the CD
CD burning
command line tools, Making a copy with a CD-writer
graphical tools, Making a copy with a CD-writer
CD images
mkisofs example, Making a copy with a CD-writer
cdp, CD playing and copying
cdparanoia, CD playing and copying
cdplay, CD playing and copying
cdrecord, Making a copy with a CD-writer
cdrom, The most common devices
character encoding, Language
chgrp, Changing user and group ownership
example, Changing user and group ownership
chkconfig, Tools
chmod, The chmod command
example, The chmod command
chown, Logging on to another group, Changing user and group ownership
example, Changing user and group ownership
restrictions, Changing user and group ownership
syntax, Changing user and group ownership
coloured ls output, Sorts of files
command name completion
, Using Bash features
commands
aliases, Which
arguments, General remarks
basics, The commands
built-ins, Exceptions
entering, General remarks
finding, Which
multiple man pages, The man pages
not found, Which
options, General remarks
remote execution, Introduction
synopsis, The man pages
configuration files
, The most important configuration files
console, The most common devices
copy interactively, Removing files
coreutils, More about ls
cp, Copying files
cron, Use that idle time!
crontab syntax, Cron and crontab
edit crontab, Cron and crontab
run-parts, Cron and crontab
Vixie cron, Cron and crontab
cron.*, The most important configuration files
cron.d, Cron and crontab
crontab, The most important configuration files, Cron and crontab
example, Cron and crontab
csh, Shell types
Ctrl, Using Bash features
cua, The most common devices
CUPS, General
Cygwin, Cygwin

D

daemons
cron, Cron and crontab
definition, Daemons
inetd, (x)inetd
dash, General remarks, Sorts of files
data partition, Partition layout and types
data partitions, Partition layout and types
date
configuration, Date and time zone
dd, Using the dd command to dump data
default, The most important configuration files, Init
delete interactively, Removing files
desktop
development, Linux for non-experienced users
look and feel, Linux for non-experienced users
menus, Graphical mode
office, Ten years of experience at your service
types, Which distribution should I install?
dev, Visual, The most common devices
devices
entries, The most common devices
df, Mount points, Making a copy with a CD-writer
example, Mount points, Visual
DHCP, DHCP
dhcpcd, DHCP
dict, General line filtering
dig, The host command
directories
creation, Creating directories
definition, Sorts of files
removing, Removing files
directory tree, Visual
DISPLAY, Reserved variables, Display names, Telnet and X, X11 and TCP forwarding
distributions
how to chose?, Which distribution should I install?
ISO images, Which distribution should I install?
mainstream, Which distribution should I install?
dmesg, Backups on/from jazz drives, USB devices and other removables
DOMAIN, Reserved variables
dots, General remarks, More about ls
DrakConf, Tools
dselect, What are Debian packages?
dsp, The most common devices
dump, Tools from your distribution

E

echo, The path, Exporting variables
example, Your home directory
EDITOR, Reserved variables
editors
emacs, GNU Emacs
graphical editors, But I want a graphical text editor!
text editor overview, Which editor should I use?
vim, Vi(m)
why?, Why should I use an editor?
EGID, Process attributes
emacs, GNU Emacs
encryption
creating encrypted files, Encrypt data
decrypting, Decrypting files
export public key, About your key
fingerprint, About your key
generate keys, Generate a key
GnuPG, GNU Privacy Guard
key ID, About your key
searching keys, About your key
why?, Why should you encrypt data?
environment
graphical, Introduction
organization, Introduction
show variables, General
escape characters, Special characters
etc, Visual, The most important configuration files
EUID, Process attributes
example, Process attributes
exec, Services
exit, The commands
exit status, Ending processes
export, Exporting variables

F

fd, The most common devices
fdformat, Formatting the floppy
fdisk, Partition layout and types
fetchmail, Mail user-agents
fg, Interactive processes
file, The commands, More tools, General
example, More tools
file descriptors
examples, Use of file descriptors, Analyzing errors
overview, Use of file descriptors
file managers
overview, Making a mess...
file name completion
, Using Bash features
file permissions
codes, Access rights: Linux's first line of defense
display, Access rights: Linux's first line of defense
overview, The chmod command
setting, The chmod command
SGID, Special modes, SUID and SGID
special modes, Special modes
SUID, Special modes, SUID and SGID
file system
hierarchy, Visual
layout, Visual
orientation, The path
file types
colours, More about ls
determining, More tools
suffixes, More about ls
files
abstraction, General
change ownership recursively, Changing user and group ownership
changing ownership, Changing user and group ownership
compressing, Compressing and unpacking with gzip or bzip2
concept, General
copying, Copying files
core dumps, Limit file sizes
decrypting, Decrypting files
display permissions, Access rights: Linux's first line of defense
emptying, Emptying files
encrypting, Encrypt data
limit size, Limit file sizes
linking, Link types
list of types, Sorts of files
logging, Log files
logs, More about log files
mask, The file mask
moving, Moving files
music files, mp3 files
naming conventions, Creating directories
properties, More about ls
removing, Removing files
renaming, Moving files
searching, Find and locate
searching content, General line filtering
security, Access rights: Linux's first line of defense
sharing in a group, Special modes
size, Find and locate, Filtering output
structure, General
types, Sorts of files
uncompressing, Compressing and unpacking with gzip or bzip2
filesystems, The most important configuration files
filtering
grep, More about grep
sort, Filtering output
find, Find and locate
example, Find and locate
finding files
find, Find and locate
locate, Find and locate
using the shell, Using shell features
fingerprint, About your key
fonts
configuration, Fonts
fork-and-exec, Process creation
formail, Mail user-agents
fstab, Mount points, The most important configuration files, Backups on/from jazz drives, USB devices and other removables
FTP
clients, FTP clients
secure FTP, FTP clients
servers, FTP servers
ftp, FTP clients
ftp*, The most important configuration files
ftp_proxy, Proxy configuration

G

gdm, Init
getty, Init
gimp, General
Gnome System Monitor, Displaying process information, Graphical tools
gnome-alsamixer, Volume control
gnome-cd, CD playing and copying
gnome-sound-recorder, Recording
GNU, Linux and GNU
examples, Linux and GNU
GNU/Linux, GNU/Linux
public license, Linux Pros
tools, Linux and GNU
gpdf, Previewing formatted files
gpg, Generate a key
GPL, Linux Pros
greater-than, Output redirection with > and |
grep, General line filtering
example, General line filtering
I/O redirection, More about grep
special characters, Special characters
groff, Tools and languages
group, The most important configuration files, Logging on to another group
groups
changing ownership, Changing user and group ownership
display, Logging on to another group
primary group, Logging on to another group
switching, Logging on to another group
user private groups, Logging on to another group
GRUB
, The boot process
features, GRUB features
grub.conf
example, Upgrading your kernel
GUI, Linux for non-experienced users
gv, General, Previewing formatted files
gzip, Compressing and unpacking with gzip or bzip2

H

halt, Shutdown
hd, The most common devices
head, The head and tail commands
help
/usr/share/doc, Exceptions
example, The --help option
Gnome Help, Graphical help
graphical, Graphical help
option, The --help option
HISTSIZE, Reserved variables
home, Visual, Your home directory
HOME, Your home directory, Reserved variables
home directory
definition, Your home directory
example, Making a mess...
limitations, Your home directory
path, Your home directory
usage, Your home directory
host, The host command
HOSTNAME, Reserved variables
hosts, The most important configuration files, /etc/hosts
http_proxy, Proxy configuration

I

I/O redirection
append output, The >> operator
combining, Combining redirections
emptying files, Output redirection with > and |
null command, Emptying files
prevent overwrite, Output redirection with > and |
printing, Getting the file to the printer
saving output in a file, Output redirection with > and |
splitting stdout and stderr, Separating standard output from standard error
write to stdout and file, Writing to output and files simultaneously
id, Access rights: Linux's first line of defense, Logging on to another group
ifconfig, The ip command
IMAP, Remote mail servers
inetd, (x)inetd
inetd.conf, The most important configuration files, (x)inetd
info, The commands, The Info pages
example, The Info pages
info info, The Info pages
Info pages, The Info pages
info pages
browsing, The Info pages
init, Process creation, Init
kill scripts, Init
run levels, Init run levels
start scripts, Init
SysV/BSD, Init
init scripts
administration, Tools
init.d, Tools
initrd, Visual
inittab, The most important configuration files, Init
inode
definition, The file system in reality
stored information, The file system in reality
input
default input, What are standard input and standard output?
redirection, Input redirection
standard input, What are standard input and standard output?
INPUTRC, Reserved variables
inputrc, Fonts
insserv, Tools
installing software
package managers, Linux and GNU
Internet Protocol, TCP/IP
iostat, I/O resources
ip, The ip command
ir, The most common devices
ISC, The Domain Name System
isdn, The most common devices
issue, The most important configuration files

J

jar, Java archives
job control, Interactive processes
jobs, Interactive processes
journaled file system, Why partition?
js, The most common devices

K

kaudiocreator, CD playing and copying
kdm, Init
kdvi, Previewing formatted files
kernel
functions, The kernel
upgrade, Upgrading your kernel
key combinations, Using Bash features
keyboard
layout, Keyboard setup
XkbdLayout, Keyboard setup
KeyBoard
switching layouts, Keyboard setup
kill, Interactive processes, Signals
example, Interrupting your processes
kmem, SUID and SGID
kmix, Volume control
Konqueror
, Graphical help
konqueror, Making a mess...
Korn shell, Shell types
kpdf, Previewing formatted files
krec, Recording
ksh, Shell types

L

LANG, Reserved variables, Language
LANGUAGE, Language
LBA, GRUB features
ld.so.conf, The most important configuration files
LDAP, LDAP
LD_LIBRARY_PATH, Reserved variables
less, “less is more”
pager for man, The man pages
less-than, Input redirection
lib, Visual
LILO, Introduction
lilo.conf, The most important configuration files
links
creating, Creating symbolic links
definition, Sorts of files
hard links, Link types
inodes, Link types
mechanism, Link types
saving space, Save space with a link
symbolic links, Link types
types, Link types
usage, Creating symbolic links
user-space link, Link types
Linus
creator, Linus and Linux
Linux
advantages, Linux Pros
applications, Current application of Linux systems
bugs, Linux Pros
disadvantages, Linux Cons
distributions, Linux and GNU
ease of use, Linux for non-experienced users
free, Linux Pros
goals, Linus and Linux
origin, UNIX
portability, Linux Pros
properties, Linux Pros
robustness, Linux Pros
scalability, Linux Pros
security, Linux Pros
user interface, Is Linux difficult?
ln, Creating symbolic links
load, Load
loadkeys, Keyboard setup
localhost, /etc/hosts
locate, Find and locate
log files
syslog, The most common variable files
login, Shell setup files
authentication, Introduction
graphical, Graphical mode
language configuration, Language
root, Graphical mode
text mode, Text mode
LOGNAME, Reserved variables
logout, Text mode
graphical, Graphical mode
logrotate.*, The most important configuration files
lost+found, Visual
lp, The most common devices, Getting the file to the printer
lpq, Status of your print jobs
lpr, Getting the file to the printer
lprm, Removing jobs from the print queue
lpstat, Status of your print jobs
ls, The commands, General remarks, Sorts of files, More about ls, Access rights: Linux's first line of defense
coloured output, More about ls
example, More about ls

M

mail, The most important configuration files
anti-spam/anti-virus, Servers
client applications, Mail user-agents
mailing lists, Servers
protocols, Remote mail servers
servers overview, Servers
MAIL, Reserved variables
man, The commands
example, The man pages
man pages
browsing, The man pages
graphical, Graphical help
man man, The man pages
printing, Tools and languages
sections, The man pages
structure, The man pages
MANPATH, Exporting variables, Reserved variables
mask, The file mask
MBR, The boot process
mc, Making a mess...
mem, The most common devices, SUID and SGID
messages
language, Language
mformat, Formatting the floppy
midi, The most common devices
misc, Visual
mixer, The most common devices
mkbootdisk, Formatting the floppy
mkdir, Creating directories
mkisofs, Making a copy with a CD-writer
mnt, Visual
modem, The most common devices
modules.conf, The most important configuration files, Backups on/from jazz drives, USB devices and other removables
monitoring, Graphical tools
more, “less is more”
motd, The most important configuration files
mount, Mounting a CD
example, Mounting a CD
mount a CD, Mounting a CD
mount point, Mount points
example, Mount points
mouse, The most common devices
mplayer, mp3 files
mt, Backing up data using a tape device
mtab, The most important configuration files
music, The most common devices
mv, Moving files

N

named, The Domain Name System
named pipes
definition, Sorts of files
nameserver, The Domain Name System
nautilus, Graphical help, Making a mess...
ncftp, FTP clients
net, Visual
netstat, I/O resources, Services
network configuration
files, Network configuration files
graphical tools, Configuration of network interfaces
networking
chatting and conferencing, Chatting and conferencing
check other hosts, The ping command
device names, The ip command, Network interface names
display IP address, The ip command
display routes, The ip command, Checking the host configuration with netstat
host lookup, The host command
IETF, TCP/IP
info on hosts, The whois command
local loop, The ip command
OSI Model, The OSI Model
PCMCIA, PCMCIA commands
protocol overview, Some popular networking protocols
protocols, The OSI Model
remote execution, Introduction
Samba, SMB/NMB
show IP address, The ifconfig command
trace hosts, The traceroute command
newgrp, Logging on to another group
nice, Priority
nice number, Priority
noclobber, Output redirection with > and |
nsswitch.conf, The most important configuration files, /etc/nsswitch.conf
NTP, Date and time zone
ntpdate, Date and time zone
ntsysv, Tools
null, The most common devices

O

office suites
overview, History
office suits
best practice, General use of office documents
history, History
Open Source
achievements, Open Source
community, Ten years of experience at your service
other projects, Ten years of experience at your service
reliability, Linux Cons
what is it?, Open Source
OpenOffice.org, History
opt, Visual
options
--help, The --help option
long options, General remarks
OS, General, Reserved variables
OSI Model, The OSI Model
OSTYPE, Reserved variables
output
default output, What are standard input and standard output?
redirection with >, Output redirection with > and |
redirection with |, Output redirection with > and |
standard output, What are standard input and standard output?

P

packages
APT, APT
DEB, What are Debian packages?
install from CD, Mounting a CD
install RPM, RPM examples
kernel, Upgrading your kernel
RPM, What is RPM?
source, Source packages
Update Agent, Systems using RPM packages
updates, General remarks
URPMI, Systems using RPM packages
YaST, Systems using RPM packages
YOU, Systems using RPM packages
yum, Systems using RPM packages
PAGER, Reserved variables
PAM, PAM
pam.d, The most important configuration files
par, The most common devices
partitions
creation, Partition layout and types
file system, The file system in reality
layout, Partition layout and types
mount points, Mount points
root partition, Partition layout and types, Mount points
server layout, Partition layout and types
swap, Partition layout and types
types, Partition layout and types
var partition, The most common variable files
why?, Why partition?
workstation layout, Partition layout and types
passwd, The commands, Shell types, The most important configuration files, Logging on to another group, SUID and SGID, Traditional
PATH, The path, Reserved variables
configuration, The path, Which
example, The path
paths
examples, Absolute and relative paths
types, Absolute and relative paths
pccardctl, PCMCIA commands
performance, Performance
pg, “less is more”
pgrep, Displaying process information
PID, Process attributes
ping, The ping command
pipe, Output redirection with > and |
piping
examples, Output redirection with > and |
POP3, Remote mail servers
Postfix, Servers
power button, Text mode
power off, Text mode
PPID, Process attributes
prefdm, Init
printcap, The most important configuration files
printenv, General
printers
choosing, Buying a printer for Linux
PostScript, Buying a printer for Linux
printer configuration, Graphical printer configuration
printing
CUPS, General
formatting tools, Tools and languages
languages overview, Tools and languages
lp/lpr, Getting the file to the printer
man pages, Tools and languages
preview, Previewing formatted files
remove jobs, Removing jobs from the print queue
status, Status of your print jobs, Status of your printer
troubleshooting, Wrong file
proc, Visual, Displaying process information
processes
automatic, Automatic processes
background, Interactive processes
changing priority, Interrupting your processes
continuous display, Displaying process information
creation, Process creation
daemonizing, Process creation
daemons, Daemons
displaying, Process attributes, Displaying process information
ending, Ending processes
exec, Process creation
foreground, Interactive processes
forking, Process creation
init scripts, Init
interactive, Interactive processes
job control, Interactive processes
job control overview, Interactive processes
manage load, Interrupting your processes
managing, Work for the system admin
nice number, Process attributes
priority, Priority
properties, Process attributes
relations, Displaying process information
return codes, Ending processes
scheduling, Use that idle time!
signal, Signals
stopping, Signals
timing, How long does it take?
zombie, Process creation
procmail, Mail user-agents
profile, The most important configuration files, The file mask, Shell setup files
example, /etc/profile example
profile.d, The profile.d directory
prompt
backup, Introduction
configuration, Introduction
examples, Some examples
protocols
AppleTalk, AppleTalk
DHCP, DHCP
IPv6, TCP/IPv6
ISDN, ISDN
LDAP, LDAP
PPP, PPP, SLIP, PLIP, PPPOE
RDP, The rdesktop protocol
SMB/NMB, SMB/NMB
TCP/IP, TCP/IP
proxy
configuration, Proxy configuration
ps, I/O resources
example with options, Displaying process information
simple example, Displaying process information
PS1, Reserved variables
PS2, Reserved variables
pstree, Displaying process information
pty, The most common devices
pwd, The commands
PWD, Reserved variables

Q

Qmail, Servers
quota, Your home directory

R

radio, The most common devices
ram, The most common devices
ranges
substitution, Using shell features
rc*, The most important configuration files
rc*.d, Init
rdesktop, The rdesktop protocol
README, General, Compressing and unpacking with gzip or bzip2
reboot, Shutdown
recode, Language
regular expressions
getting started, More about grep
regular files
, Sorts of files
relative paths, Absolute and relative paths
remote execution
Cygwin, Cygwin
RDP, The rdesktop protocol
security, Rsh, rlogin and telnet
VNC, VNC
X Window, Telnet and X
remove interactively, Removing files
rename interactively, Removing files
renice, Priority
resolv.conf, The most important configuration files, /etc/resolv.conf, The Domain Name System
restore, Tools from your distribution
RGID, Process attributes
rlogin, Rsh, rlogin and telnet, Services
rm, Removing files
rmdir
, Removing files
root, Visual
file creation mask, The file mask
login, Text mode
root directory, Visual
example, Visual
root login, General remarks
root partition, Partition layout and types
route, The ip command
RPM
installation, RPM examples
remove package, RPM examples
search files, RPM examples
search packages, RPM examples
rpm, RPM examples
rsh, Rsh, rlogin and telnet, Services
rsync, Introduction
RUID, Process attributes
run level, Init
display, Init
rc files, Init
run levels
switching, Init run levels
run-parts, Cron and crontab

S

sbin, Visual
scheduling
at, The at command
batch, The at command
cron, Cron and crontab
execution time, The at command
sleep, The sleep command
types, Use that idle time!
scp, Secure remote copying
example, Secure remote copying
screen, Interactive processes
script
example, Some simple examples
first line, What are scripts?
init script example, Some simple examples
scripts
chmod, What are scripts?
sd, The most common devices
Secure SHell
, Introduction
authentication keys, Authentication keys
example, Introduction
secure copy, Secure remote copying
server authentication, Server authentication
X11Forwarding, X11 and TCP forwarding
security
check open ports, Services
considerations, Introduction
disable services, Services
file permissions, Access rights: Linux's first line of defense
firewall, What is a firewall?
intrusion detection, Intrusion detection, Have I been hacked?
log files, The most common variable files
logs, Log files
packet filters, Packet filters
proxies, Proxies
recovery, Recovering from intrusion
remote commands, Rsh, rlogin and telnet
Secure SHell, Introduction
TCP wrappers, TCP wrappers
tips, More tips
updates, Update regularly
Sendmail, Servers
sendmail.cf, The most important configuration files
sequencer, The most common devices
server types
managed services, (x)inetd
standalone, Standalone server
servers
authentication, Traditional
DHCP, DHCP
DNS, The Domain Name System
FTP, FTP servers
mail, Servers
news, News services
proxy, What is a proxy server?, Proxies
web, The Apache Web Server
services, The most important configuration files
setfont, Fonts
sftp, FTP clients
example, Secure remote copying
SGID, Special modes, SUID and SGID
SGML, Tools and languages
sh, Shell types
shadow, Traditional
shell
configuration files, Shell setup files
definition, What is a shell?
history, General line filtering
scripts, What are scripts?
substitution, Using shell features
switching, Shell types
types, Shell types
SHELL, Which shell am I using?, General, Reserved variables
shells, Shell types
Shift, Using Bash features
shutdown, Introduction, Init, Shutdown
SIGHUP, Signals
SIGINT, Signals, Interrupting your processes
SIGKILL, Signals, Interrupting your processes
signals
overview, Signals
SIGTERM, Signals, Interrupting your processes
single user mode, Init
slapd, LDAP
slash, Visual
backslash, The path
forward, General remarks, Partition layout and types
sleep, Use that idle time!
examples, The sleep command
smb.conf, SMB/NMB
sndconfig, The most important configuration files
sockets
definition, Sorts of files
software
installing, General
sort, Filtering output
file size, Filtering output
unique, Filtering output
sound, The most important configuration files
source, .bash_profile example
special files
definition, Sorts of files
spool, The most common variable files
square braces, The man pages, Using shell features
ssh, The most important configuration files, Rsh, rlogin and telnet, Introduction
ssh-keygen, Authentication keys
sshd_config, Introduction
standard error, Use of file descriptors
stdin, What are standard input and standard output?
stdout, What are standard input and standard output?
sticky bit, Special modes
su, The path
sudo, Text mode
SUID, Special modes, SUID and SGID
swap partition, Partition layout and types
example, Partition layout and types
swapping, Memory resources
symbolic links, Creating symbolic links
sysconfig, The most important configuration files, Init
system
CPU resources, CPU resources
I/O resources, I/O resources
load, Load
memory resources, Memory resources
monitoring, Graphical tools
performance, Performance
updates, General remarks

T

tab, Using Bash features
tail, The head and tail commands, Emptying files
tar, Archiving with tar
compressed files, Compressing and unpacking with gzip or bzip2
example, Archiving with tar
GNU tar, Archiving with tar
incremental backups, Incremental backups with tar
options, Archiving with tar
tarballs, Archiving with tar
tcsh, Shell types
tee, Writing to output and files simultaneously
telinit, Init run levels
telnet, Rsh, rlogin and telnet, Services
examples, Rsh, rlogin and telnet
temporary files, The most common variable files
TERM, General, Reserved variables
terminal
send a message, SUID and SGID
starting up, Graphical mode
view, Graphical mode
TeX, Tools and languages
text mode
logout, Text mode
view, Text mode
tilde, Your home directory
time, How long does it take?
time zone
configuration, Date and time zone
timezone, Date and time zone
tmp, Visual, The most common variable files
to chmod, The chmod command
top, Displaying process information, Memory resources, I/O resources
changing process priority, Interrupting your processes
example, Displaying process information
touch, Emptying files
traceroute, The traceroute command
Transport Control Protocol, TCP/IP
troff, Tools and languages
truncating, Output redirection with > and |, Emptying files
tty, The most common devices
TTY, Process attributes
tzconfig, Date and time zone

U

UID, Reserved variables
ulimit, Limit file sizes
umask, The file mask
UNIX
origin, UNIX
up2date, Systems using RPM packages
update-rc.d, Tools
uptime, Displaying process information, CPU resources
usb, The most common devices
USB
dmesg, Backups on/from jazz drives, USB devices and other removables
mount device, An example: rsync to a USB storage device
user name
display, Access rights: Linux's first line of defense
USER(NAME), Reserved variables
users
classification, Users
usr, Visual
UTF-8, Language

V

var, Visual, The most common variable files
variable files
mail, The most common variable files
overview, The most common variable files
spool directories, The most common variable files
web server data, The most common variable files
variables
export, Exporting variables
reserved variables, Reserved variables
show content, Exporting variables
vi, Vi(m)
insert mode, Commands that switch the editor to insert mode
modes, Two modes
navigation, Moving through the text
video, The most common devices
applications, Video playing, streams and television watching
vim, Vi(m)
gvim, Vi(m)
tutor, The easy way
vimtutor, The easy way
VISUAL, Reserved variables
vmstat, I/O resources
VNC, VNC
VoIP
clients, Client Side
service providers, Server Side
what?, What is it?

W

wall, SUID and SGID
wc, The path
web browsers
overview, Web browsers
whatis
example, The whatis and apropos commands
which, The path, Which
who, Init
example, SUID and SGID
whois, The whois command
window manager, Window and desktop managers
write
4dwx, SUID and SGID

X

X Window
application overview, The X Window System
clients, The X Window System
configuration, X server configuration
definition, The X Window System
display names, Display names
display number, Display names
features, X features
hostname, Display names
screen number, Display names
X.Org, X server configuration
X11, The most important configuration files
xargs, Find and locate
Xauthority, X11 and TCP forwarding
xcdroast, Making a copy with a CD-writer
xdvi, Previewing formatted files
XENVIRONMENT, Reserved variables
XF86Config, X server configuration
KeyBoard, Keyboard setup
XFILESEARCHPATH, Reserved variables
xhost, Telnet and X
xinetd, (x)inetd
xinetd.*, The most important configuration files
xinetd.d, (x)inetd
xkill, Interrupting your processes
xload, Graphical tools
XML, Tools and languages
xorg.conf, X server configuration
xpdf, General, Previewing formatted files

Y

yast, Tools
yum, Systems using RPM packages
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