Linux in a Nutshell

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
Loadlin: Booting from MS-DOS
Dual-Booting Linux and Windows NT/2000/XP
Boot-Time Kernel Options
initrd: Using a RAM Disk

5. Red Hat and Debian Package Managers
The Red Hat Package Manager
The Debian Package Manager

6. The Linux Shells: An Overview
Purpose of the Shell
Shell Flavors
Common Features
Differing Features

7. bash: The Bourne-Again Shell
Invoking the Shell
Syntax
Variables
Arithmetic Expressions
Command History
Job Control
Built-in Commands

8. tcsh: An Extended C Shell
Overview of Features
Invoking the Shell
Syntax
Variables
Expressions
Command History
Command-Line Manipulation
Job Control
Built-in Commands

9. Pattern Matching
Filenames Versus Patterns
Metacharacters, Listed by Linux Program
Metacharacters
Examples of Searching

10. The Emacs Editor
Emacs Concepts
Typical Problems
Notes on the Tables
Summary of Commands by Group
Summary of Commands by Key
Summary of Commands by Name

11. The vi Editor
Review of vi Operations
vi Command-Line Options
ex Command-Line Options
Movement Commands
Edit Commands
Saving and Exiting
Accessing Multiple Files
Window Commands
Interacting with the Shell
Macros
Miscellaneous Commands
Alphabetical List of Keys in Command Mode
Syntax of ex Commands
Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands
vi Configuration

12. The sed Editor
Command-Line Syntax
Syntax of sed Commands
Group Summary of sed Commands
Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands

13. The gawk Scripting Language
Command-Line Syntax
Patterns and Procedures
gawk System Variables
PROCINFO Array
Operators
Variable and Array Assignments
Group Listing of gawk Commands
Alphabetical Summary of Commands

14. RCS
Overview of RCS Commands
Basic RCS Operations
General RCS Specifications
Alphabetical Summary of RCS Commands

15. CVS
Basic Concepts
CVS Command Format
Common Global Options
Gotchas
CVS Administrator Reference
CVS User Reference

16. Graphical Desktop Overview
Desktop Environments and Window Managers
Desktop Differences: Development

17. GNOME
Desktop Overview
The Panel
The GNOME Menu and the Menu Panel Menus
The GNOME Control Center
History and Changes in GNOME 2

18. KDE
Desktop Overview
The Panel
The KDE Control Center

19. An Alternative Window Manager: fvwm2
Running fvwm2
Implementing Window Manager Customizations
Adding Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizing Menus
The WinList: Switching the Focus

Index