The Linux command line : a complete introduction / / by William E. Shotts, Jr.

"It's been said that "graphical user interfaces make easy tasks easy, while command-line interfaces make difficult tasks possible." The Linux Command Line shows readers how to control their computers and accomplish these difficult tasks using Bash, the Linux shell. Designed for c...

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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:xxix, 446 p. :; ill.
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Learning the Shell
  • What Is the Shell?
  • Navigation
  • Exploring the System
  • Manipulating Files and Directories
  • Working with Commands
  • Redirection
  • Seeing the World as the Shell Sees It
  • Advanced Keyboard Tricks
  • Permissions
  • Processes
  • Configuration and the Environment
  • The Environment
  • A Gentle Introduction to vi
  • Customizing the Prompt
  • Common Tasks and Essential Tools
  • Package Management
  • Storage Media
  • Networking
  • Searching for Files
  • Archiving and Backup
  • Regular Expressions
  • Text Processing
  • Formatting Output
  • Printing
  • Compiling Programs
  • Writing Shell Scripts
  • Writing Your First Script
  • Starting a Project
  • Top-Down Design
  • Flow Control: Brancing with if
  • Reading Keyboard Input
  • Flow Control: Looping with while and until
  • Troubleshooting
  • Flow Control: Branching with case
  • Positional Parameters
  • Flow Control: Looping with for
  • Strings and Numbers
  • Arrays
  • Exotica.