Linux Phrasebook (Developer's Library),Used

Get more done faster at the Linux command line! This bestselling Linux Phrasebook has been thoroughly updated in the second edition to reflect the newest distributions, incorporate feedback from hundreds of active Linux users, and cover today's newest tools and techniques including an entirely new chapter on text file manipulation.Linux Phrasebook, Second Edition offers a concise, handy reference to the Linux commands that, like a language phrasebook, can be used on the spot on moment's notice.Don't waste a minute on nonessentials: this straighttothepoint reference delivers specific information and tested commands designed to work with any modern Linux distribution. Portable enough to take anywhere, it starts with a quick introduction to essential command line concepts, and then delivers all the modern Linux command examples, variations, and parameters you need to:View, manipulate, archive, and compress files Control file ownership and permissions Find anything on your systems Efficiently use the Linux shell Monitor system resources Install software Test, fix, and work with networksLinux Phrasebook, Second Edition is the perfect quick command line reference for millions of Linux users and administrators at all levels of experience: people who want to get reliable information they can use right now with no distractions and no diversions!Contents at a GlancePart I: Getting StartedChapter 1 Things to Know About Your Command LineEverything Is a FileMaximum Filename LengthsNames Are CaseSensitiveSpecial Characters to Avoid in NamesWildcards and What They MeanSpecial Files That Affect Your Command LineIf Theres Too Much Stuff on Screen, ResetChapter 2 Navigating Your File SystemList Files and FoldersList the Contents of Other FoldersList Folder Contents Using WildcardsView a List of Files in SubfoldersView a List of Contents in a Single ColumnView Contents As a CommaSeparated ListView Hidden Files and FoldersVisually Display a Files TypeDisplay Contents in ColorList Permissions, Ownership, and MoreReverse the Order Contents Are ListedSort Contents by Date and TimeSort Contents by SizeExpress File Sizes in Terms of K, M, and GDisplay the Path of Your Current DirectoryChange to a Different DirectoryChange to Your Home DirectoryChange to Your Previous DirectoryChapter 3 Creation and DestructionChange a File to the Current TimeChange a File to Any Desired TimeCreate a New, Empty FileCreate a New DirectoryCreate a New Directory and Any Necessary SubdirectoriesCopy FilesCopy Files Using WildcardsCopy Files VerboselyStop Yourself from Copying over Important FilesCopy DirectoriesCopy Files As Perfect Backups in Another DirectoryMove Files and FoldersRename Files and FoldersUnderstand How Linux Stores FilesCreate a Link Pointing to Another File or DirectoryDelete FilesRemove Several Files at Once with WildcardsPrevent Yourself from Deleting Key FilesDelete an Empty DirectoryRemove Files and Directories That Arent EmptyDeleting Troublesome FilesChapter 4 Learning About CommandsFind Out About Commands with manQuickly Find Out What a Command Does Based on Its NameSearch for a Command Based on What It DoesRead a Commands Specific Man PageLearn About Commands with infoNavigate Within infoLocate the Paths for a Commands Executable, Source Files, and Man PagesFind Out Which Version of a Command Will RunDiscover How a Command Will Be InterpretedChapter 5 Building BlocksRun Several Commands SequentiallyRun Commands Only If the Previous Ones SucceedRun a Command Only If the Previous One FailsPlug the Output of a Command into Another CommandUnderstand Input/Output StreamsUse the Output of One Command As Input for AnotherRedirect a Commands Output to a FilePrevent Overwriting Files When Using RedirectionAppend a Commands Output to a FileUse a File As Input for a CommandCombine Input and Output RedirectionSend Output to a File and to stdout at the