Unix in 10 Minutes

Lesson 1. Getting Started The first lesson we will learn in this book is how to get started using Unix by connecting to and logging in to your Unix system with a set of credentials. We will also cover the concepts behind text-bas...

Lesson 2. Getting Help In this lesson we will cover how to get help. Many times you will find yourself looking at a Unix console or computer screen and feeling a little clueless. This lesson will teach you how to handle those mom...

Lesson 3. Interfacing with Unix Graphically In this lesson you will learn the fundamentals of the X Window System, a graphical desktop environment used to make working in Unix even easier. The CHM file was...

Lesson 4. The File System Explained In this lesson, we will cover the fundamentals of the Unix file system as well as start to learn how to perform basic file system navigation. Now that we have learned how to log in, find help,...

Lesson 5. File System Navigation Techniques In this lesson you will use Unix to find files both at the shell prompt and with KDE. Now that we have learned to navigate the Unix file system by changing directories and being able t...

Lesson 6. Working with the Shell In this lesson, you will expand on the last lesson and learn how to create and delete data from your Unix system. In the last lesson we ended by talking about finding files within KDE. In this le...

Lesson 7. Reading Files In this lesson we discuss how to read files located on your Unix system. We will continue to learn about file management and continue to build upon the concepts learned in earlier lessons. In this lesson...

Lesson 8. Text Editing In this lesson you will learn the basics of editing files at the shell prompt and in the GUI within the Unix environment. Now that we have discussed the reading of files we need to know how to edit them as...

Lesson 9. Text and File Utilities In this lesson we will learn about additional file editing and management utilities that can make your life easier in Unix. In this section, we will wrap up file system management and editing. W...

Lesson 10. Compression and Archiving Tools In this lesson, you will learn about common Unix tools for compressing and archiving files, as well as a few tools you can use to keep tabs on your disk usage. Th...

Lesson 11. Managing Processes in Unix In this lesson, you will learn how to work with Unix's internal processes. In this lesson, we will continue to unleash the power of Unix by learning to work with processes. All the tools we...

Lesson 12. Input and Output In this lesson, you will learn how to manage Unix processes. We will cover input and output and how it relates to Unix. We have learned a great deal about the Unix operating system itself. We have cov...

Lesson 13. Regular Expressions In this lesson, you will learn the basics of regular expressions and how to use them in your Unix environment. As we learn more about Unix, it is apparent that most of its power comes from commands...

Lesson 14. Shell Scripting Fundamentals In this lesson, you will learn about the shell and the process of shell scripting to help you automate tasks. In this chapter, we will cover shell scripting, and really expose some of Unix...

Lesson 15. User Utilities In this lesson, you will learn how to change settings on your Unix system and modify or alter your environment. When working with Unix, you will undoubtedly come to a point where some form of customizat...

Lesson 16. Modifying Your Environment In this lesson, you'll learn more about how to work with the Unix user environment. Unix is flexible if you know how to bend it. In this lesson, we will continue to bend it with helpful comm...

Lesson 17. Printing with Unix In this lesson, you'll learn how to print with your Unix system. This lesson doesn't cover system administrationlevel work such as installing and deploying printers but how you, the Unix user, inter...

Lesson 18. Networking and Security In this lesson, you will learn some aspects of Unix remote access, networking, and security functionality. In this lesson, we will cover how to remotely access your Unix system using tools such...

Lesson 19. Configuring Permissions in Unix In this lesson, you will learn about how to configure and manage user permissions in Unix. Wow, we have just worked through 18 lessons on how to configure Unix and we are still going st...

Lesson 20. Unix Privileged Commands In this lesson, you'll take a look at some of the restricted commands that Unix system administrators use, and learn some of the other things you can do with your Unix system. In this chapter...