UNIX

Welcome to UNIX For Dummies, 5th Edition! Although lots of good books about UNIX are out there, most of them assume that you have a degree in computer science, would love to learn every strange and useless command UNIX h...

Chapter 1: Log Me In, UNIX! Overview In This Chapter Turning your computer on and getting its attention Persuading your computer to let you use it Using usernames, passwords, and all that Logging...

Chapter 2: What Is UNIX, Anyway? Overview In This Chapter Why you care: A little boring UNIX history Finding out which version of UNIX you have Using the UNIX shell Avoiding shell traps and pitfa...

Chapter 3: A Few Lines on Linux Overview In This Chapter What is Linux? Why should you care? Linux is the hottest thing to arrive in UNIX-land in years: a wildly popular, completely free version of UN...

Chapter 4: Opening Windows on UNIX Overview In This Chapter What#8217;s a GUI #8212; and should you care? Finding out which type of windows you have Window-wrangling skills, Motif and otherwise G...

Chapter 5: Files for Fun and Profit Overview In This Chapter Naming files for the Web Listing information about files Showing who has permission to use files Duplicating a file Erasing a fil...

Chapter 6: Directories for Fun and Profit Overview In This Chapter Defining a directory Getting to the right directory Defining a home directory Making a new directory Erasing a directory...

Chapter 7: The Shell Game Overview In This Chapter Using redirection Viewing a file one screen at a time Printing the output of any command Working with groups of files Avoiding retyping com...

Chapter 8: Where#8217;s That File? Overview In This Chapter Finding a file when you know the filename with the find program Looking for a file when you know only part of the filename Finding a file wh...

Chapter 9: Printing (The Gutenberg Thing) Overview In This Chapter Sending stuff to the printer Finding the printer Stupid printing tricks Unless you happen to work in the paperless office of the...

Chapter 10: Writing Deathless Prose Overview In This Chapter What is a text editor? What is a text formatter? What is a word processor? What is a desktop publishing program? Using vi if you...

Chapter 11: Umpteen Useful UNIX Utilities Overview In This Chapter A grab bag of useful programs Sorting and comparing files Stupid calendar tricks Squashing files to make them smaller Some...

Chapter 12: Installing Software Can Be Tricky Overview In This Chapter Where does software come from (the software stork)? Where to put software Writing shell scripts, or files full of commands W...

Chapter 13: Juggling a Bunch of Programs Overview In This Chapter What processes are Where processes come from What a background program is How to shuffle background programs around Hints ab...

Chapter 14: Taming Linux Overview In This Chapter A few basics for the reluctant system administrator How a Linux system is structured Where to get help Yeah, we know that it#8217;s pronounced #8...

Chapter 15: Your Computer Is Not Alone Overview In This Chapter Discovering who else is using your computer by using the finger command Fingering people who use other computers on the Internet Communi...

Chapter 16: Across a Crowded Network Overview In This Chapter Logging in to other computers Checking out computers on the network Discovering whether your files are on a different computer If you...

Chapter 17: Automating Your Office Gossip Overview In This Chapter What is e-mail? What are e-mail addresses? Where is your mailbox? Using the Pine program Using the mail program Readin...

Chapter 18: Web Surfing for UNIX Users Overview In This Chapter What is the Web? Using Mozilla Using Konqueror Finding great Web pages The World Wide Web (WWW, or just the Web) is the zoomie...

Chapter 19: Grabbing Files from the Net Overview In This Chapter Getting files from all over the Internet Stashing files all over the Internet Lotsa swell stuff for FTP Navigating in anonymous la...

Chapter 20: Now Serving the Internet Overview In This Chapter Getting yourself an Internet presence What domains are Choosing Web server software What you need to serve e-mail, FTP, and other coo...

Chapter 21: Disaster Relief Overview In This Chapter #8220;My computer won#8217;t turn on#8221; #8220;My mouse is acting glitchy#8221; #8220;The network is gone#8221; #8220;These aren#8217;t my f...

Chapter 22: The Case of the Missing Files Overview In This Chapter Four easy ways to lose files Some ways to get files back Three almost-as-easy ways not to lose files Sooner or later, you will d...

Chapter 23: Some Programs Just Won#8217;t Die Overview Killing a process with a keystroke or two Killing a process by using the ps command Bringing dead terminals to life You can almost always get...

Chapter 24: #8220;My Computer Hates Me#8221; Overview In This Chapter Lots of error messages What they mean What to do about them Question: You type a command. UNIX says something incomprehensibl...

Chapter 25: Ten Common Mistakes Overview In This Chapter Believing that using UNIX is easy Mistyping commands Pressing Enter or not pressing Enter Working in the wrong directory Not keepin...

Chapter 26: Ten Times More Information Than You Want about UNIX Overview In This Chapter Using the man command for online help What#8217;s on a manual page Other books about UNIX UNIX information...

Cheat Sheet: UNIX For Dummies, 5th Edition Highlights Quick list of shell commands To do this Type this Cancel a command Ctrl+U, Ctrl+X, or @ Change the working directory to /usr...