Linux in a Nutshell covers the core commands available on commonLinux distributions. This isn't a scaled-down quick reference of common commands, but a complete reference containing all user, programming, administration, and networking commands.

Contents include:

• Commands with complete lists of options
• Shell syntax for the bash,and tcsh shells
• Pattern matching
• emacs, vi, and ex editing commands
• sed and gawk commands
• Perl quick-ref
• LILO and Loadlin options
• Software development commands
• System administration commands

This book also documents a wide range of GNU tools for UNIX users whohave GNU versions of standard UNIX tools. You'll find all the essentialcommands you need to run your system, as well as all the commands thathistorically have been included on UNIX systems.

New material in the second edition includes the popular LILO and Loadlin programs used for dual-booting, a Perl quick-reference, and RCS/CVS sourcecontrol commands. Linux in a Nutshell is a must for any Linux user; it weighs less than a stack of manual pages, but gives you everything you need for common, day-to-day use.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Chapter 1. Introduction
  • The Excitement of Linux
  • Distribution and Support
  • Commands on Linux
  • What This Book Offers
  • Sources and Licenses
• Chapter 2. Linux User Commands
• Chapter 3. The Unix Shells: An Overview
  • Purpose of the Shell
  • Shell Flavors
  • Common Features
  • Differing Features
• Chapter 4. bash: The Bourne Again Shell
  • Overview of Features
  • Invoking the Shell
  • Syntax
  • Variables
  • Arithmetic Expressions
  • Command History
  • Built-in Commands
  • Job Control
• Chapter 5. csh and tcsh
  • Overview of Features
  • Invoking the Shell
  • Syntax
  • Variables
  • Expressions
  • Command History
  • Command-Line Manipulation
  • Built-in csh and tcsh Commands
  • Job Control
• Chapter 6. Pattern Matching
  • Filenames Versus Patterns
  • Metacharacters, Listed by Linux Program
  • Metacharacters
  • Examples of Searching
• Chapter 7. The Emacs Editor
  • Introduction
  • Typical Problems
  • Summary of Commands by Group
  • Summary of Commands by Key
  • Summary of Commands by Name
• Chapter 8. The vi Editor
  • Review of vi Operations
  • Movement Commands
  • Edit Commands
  • Saving and Exiting
  • Accessing Multiple Files
  • Interacting with the Shell
  • Macros
  • Miscellaneous Commands
  • Alphabetical List of Keys
  • Setting Up vi
• Chapter 9. The ex Editor
  • Syntax of ex Commands
  • Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands
• Chapter 10. The sed Editor
  • Conceptual Overview
  • Command-Line Syntax
  • Syntax of sed Commands
  • Group Summary of sed Commands
  • Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands
• Chapter 11. The gawk Scripting Language
  • Conceptual Overview
  • Command-Line Syntax
  • Patterns and Procedures
  • gawk System Variables
  • Operators
  • Variables and Array Assignments
  • Group Listing of gawk Commands
  • Alphabetical Summary of Commands
• Chapter 12. Programming Overview and Commands
  • Common Commands
  • Alphabetical Summary of Commands
• Chapter 13. RCS and CVS
  • The RCS Utility
  • Overview of Commands
  • Basic Operations
  • General RCS Specifications
  • Alphabetical Summary of Commands
  • The CVS Utility
  • CVS Overview
  • Common Command Options
  • CVS Commands
• Chapter 14. Perl 5 Quick Reference
  • Introduction
  • Conventions
  • Command-Line Options
  • Syntax
  • Embedded Documentation
  • Data Types
  • Literal Values
  • Variables
  • Context
  • Operators and Precedence
  • Statements
  • Subroutines, Packages, and Modules
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Standard Methods
  • Pragmatic Modules
  • Arithmetic Functions
  • Conversion Functions
  • Structure Conversion
  • String Functions
  • Array and Hash Functions
  • Regular Expressions
  • Search and Replace Functions
  • File Test Operators
  • File Operations
  • Input/Output
  • Formatted Printing
  • Formats
  • Tying Variables
  • Directory Reading Routines
  • System Interaction
  • Networking
  • System V IPC
  • Miscellaneous
  • Information from System Databases
  • Special Variables
  • Special Arrays
  • Special Hashes
  • Standard Modules
  • Environment Variables
  • Multithreading
  • The Perl Compiler
  • The Perl Debugger
• Chapter 15. System and Network Administration
  • Common Commands
  • Networking Overview
  • Overview of TCP/IP
  • Overview of Firewalls and Masquerading
  • Overview of NFS
• Chapter 16. System and Network Administration
  • Alphabetical Summary of Commands
• Chapter 17. Boot Methods
  • The Boot Process
  • LILO: The Linux Loader
  • Loadlin: Booting from MS-DOS
  • Dual-Booting Linux and Windows NT
  • Boot-Time Kernel Options
  • initrd: Using a RAM Disk
• Index

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