Linux System Commands

by Kevin Reichard, Patrick Volkerding, Patrick Reichard

Can't remember the Linux command that will propel your project forward? If you're new to the world of Linux or just need some quick phrases, Linux System Commands is your one-stop reference for all Linux commands: * KDE and GNOME * File management * text processing * Internet and e-mail * Mtools and programming With this flexible guide, you can look up commands by function, name, or DOS equivalent.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764546694
• ISBN13: 9780764546693
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

If you only get one Linux commands books, make it this one.

It's about time. "Linux System Commands" is the best book I have yet sean on Linux commands, syntax, purpose and options for those commands. It's laid out like the old DOS manual. It is very complete and easy to find a command. Here is what you"ll find inside.Chapter 1: A short introduction to the Linux structure and how to exicute commands.Chapter 2: This is a "what if I want to" chapter. Theses are 2 column pages with a "what if I want to" header on the left column and "use this Linux command" header on the right column. Example:IF YOU WANT TO_____________USE THIS LINUX COMMANDcreate a new group___________groupaddcopy files___________________cp, catchapter 3: Linux/DOS Cross-ReferenceChapter 4: A very comprehensive, alphabetical list, of most of the commands available in Linux, and the chapter within the book that the detailed info & syntax can be found.Chapter 5: General-purpose commands. It lists the "Purpose", the "Arguments", "Options" and "Related Commands". Some commands include:agetty, dc, listres, xset.Chapter 6: File Management commands in the same format as chapter 5. Commands include: basename, mkfifo,znew.Chapter 7: Text Processing commands in the same formate as chapters 5 & 6. Commands include: cut, diff, ispell, less.Chapter 8: Internet/Electronic Mail commands. Again same format as 5-7. Commands include: biff, messages, readmsg.Chapter 9: Programming commands like: as, bison, gprof.Chapter 10: Networking commands like: afpd, bootptest.Chapter 11: MTools Commands like: mattrib, mformat.Chapter 12: Working with Linux shells.If you own only one book on Linux commands this is it.