Harley Hahn's Guide to Unix and Linux

Chapters...
   1   2   3
   4   5   6
   7   8   9
  10 11 12
  13 14 15
  16 17 18
  19 20 21
  22 23 24
  25 26

Glossary

Appendixes...
  A B C
  D E F
  G H

Command
Summary...

• Alphabetical
• By category

Unix-Linux
Timeline

Internet
Resources

Errors and
Corrections

Endorsements

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MATERIAL...

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Exercises
& Answers

The Unix Model
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Course Outlines

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Internet Resources

As part of the research for this book, I compiled a large list of Internet resources. In this section, you will find links to these resources, organized by chapter. These are the actual resources I used while writing, so as you peruse them you will be looking at the much of the same reference material I did as I wrote the book. (What you won't see, however, are the 71 Unix and Linux books in my library that also served as references.)

Note that these resources are not meant to be comprehensive. Indeed, the information in the text is far more comprehensive and easy to understand that most of what you will find in the Internet. Thus, when you find yourself in need of information, I suggest that you look in the book first.

Chapter 1		Introduction to Unix
Chapter 2		What Is Unix? What is Linux?
Chapter 3		The Unix Connection
Chapter 4		Starting to Use Unix
Chapter 5		GUIs: Graphical User Interfaces
Chapter 6		The Unix Work Environment
Chapter 7		Using the Keyboard With Unix
Chapter 8		Programs to Use Right Away
Chapter 9		Documentation: The Unix Manual and Info
Chapter 10		Command Syntax
Chapter 11		The Shell
Chapter 12		Using the Shell: Variables and Options
Chapter 13		Using the Shell: Commands and Customization
Chapter 14		Using the Shell: Initialization Files
Chapter 15		Standard I/O, Redirection, and Pipes
Chapter 16		Filters: Introduction and Basic Operations
Chapter 17		Filters: Comparing and Extracting
Chapter 18		Filters: Counting and Formatting
Chapter 19		Filters: Selecting, Sorting, Combining, and Changing
Chapter 20		Regular Expressions
Chapter 21		Displaying Files
Chapter 22		The vi Text Editor
Chapter 23		The Unix Filesystem
Chapter 24		Working With Directories
Chapter 25		Working With Files
Chapter 26		Processes and Job Control

Appendix A		Summary of Unix Commands Covered in This Book
Appendix B		Summary of Unix Commands by Category
Appendix C		Summary of vi Commands (see resources for Chapter 22)
Appendix D		The ASCII Code (+ Unicode)
Appendix E		What to Do If You Forget the Root Password
Appendix F		Time Zones and 24-Hour Time
Appendix G		Shell Options and Shell Variables (see resources Chapter 12)

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