Linux in a Nutshell
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Over the last few years, Linux has grown both as an operating system and a tool for personal and business use. Simultaneously becoming more user friendly and more powerful as a back-end system, Linux has achieved new plateaus: the newer filesystems have solidified, new commands and tools have appeared and become standard, and the desktop - including new desktop environments - have proved to be viable, stable, and readily accessible to even those who don't consider themselves computer gurus. Whether you're using Linux for personal software projects, for a small office or home office (often termed the SOHO environment), to provide services to a small group of colleagues, or to administer a site responsible for millions of email and web connections each day, you need quick access to information on a wide range of tools. This book covers all aspects of administering and making effective use of Linux systems. Among its topics are booting, package management, and revision control. But foremost in "Linux in a Nutshell" are the utilities and commands that make Linux one of the most powerful and flexible systems available. Now in its fifth edition, "Linux in a Nutshell" brings users up-to-date with the current state of Linux. Considered by many to be the most complete and authoritative command reference for Linux available, the book covers all substantial user, programming, administration, and networking commands for the most common Linux distributions. Comprehensive but concise, the fifth edition has been updated to cover new features of major Linux distributions. Configuration information for the rapidly growing commercial network services and community update services is one of the subjects covered for the first time. But that's just the beginning. The book covers editors, shells, and LILO and GRUB boot options. There's also coverage of Apache, Samba, Postfix, sendmail, CVS, Subversion, Emacs, vi, sed, gawk, and much more. Everything that system administrators, developers, and power users need to know about Linux is referenced here, and they will turn to this book again and again.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Preface 1. Introduction The Excitement of Linux Distribution and Support Commands on Linux What This Book Offers Sources and Licenses Beginner's Guide 2. System and Network Administration Overview Common Commands Overview of Networking Overview of TCP/IP Overview of Firewalls and Masquerading Overview of NFS Overview of NIS Administering NIS RPC and XDR 3. Linux Commands Alphabetical Summary of Commands 4. Boot Methods The Boot Process LILO: The Linux Loader GRUB: The Grand Unified Bootloader GRUB Commands Dual-Booting Linux and Windows NT/2000/XP Boot-Time Kernel Options initrd: Using a RAM Disk 5. Package Management The Red Hat Package Manager Yum: Yellowdog Updater Modified up2date: Red Hat Update Agent The Debian Package Manager 6. The Bash Shell and Korn Shell Overview of Features Invoking the Shell Syntax Functions Variables Arithmetic Expressions Command History Job Control Command Execution Restricted Shells Built-in Commands (Bash and Korn Shells) 7. Pattern Matching Filenames Versus Patterns Metacharacters Metacharacters, Listed by Program Examples of Searching 8. The Emacs Editor Conceptual Overview Command-Line Syntax Summary of Commands by Group Summary of Commands by Key Summary of Commands by Name 9. The vi, ex, and vim Editors Conceptual Overview Command-Line Syntax Review of vi Operations vi Commands vi Configuration ex Basics Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands 10. The sed Editor Conceptual Overview Command-Line Syntax Syntax of sed Commands Group Summary of sed Commands Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands 11. The gawk Programming Language Conceptual Overview Command-Line Syntax Patterns and Procedures Built-in Variables Operators Variable and Array Assignment User-Defined Functions Gawk-specific Features Implementation Limits Group Listing of awk Functions and Commands Alphabetical Summary of awk Functions and Commands Source Code 12. Source Code Management: An Overview Introduction and Terminology Usage Models Source Code Management Systems Other Source Code Management Systems 13. The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) Conceptual Overview Command-Line Syntax and Options Dot Files Environment Variables Keywords and Keyword Modes Dates CVSROOT Variables Alphabetical Summary of Commands 14. The Subversion Version Control System Conceptual Overview Obtaining ubversion Using Subversion: A Quick Tour The Subversion Command Line Client: svn Repository Administration: svnadmin Examining the Repository: svnlook Providing Remote Access: svnserve Other Subversion Components Index


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  • ISBN-13: 9780596009304
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media
  • Publisher Imprint: O'Reilly Media
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1112 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0596009305
  • Publisher Date: 30 Aug 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 227 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 167 mm


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