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b command (vi)
backgrounds
     colors
     images
     Window Maker
backquotes (`) 2nd
backslash (\) 2nd
backspace characters, printing
backups [See also mirrors (CVSup).]
     backup software
    databases
         designing for restorability
         mysqldump command
         mysqlhotcopy command
         pgdump command
         restoring from backups
     drives
     dump command
     filesystems
     restoring from
     "seed" files
bash (Bourne Again shell)
     aliases
     command path
     initialization file
     prompts
basic (unencrypted) wireless connectivity
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
batch files [See scripts.]
bc command
Beastie mascot
BEGIN command
Berkeley Internet Name Domain [See BIND.]
Bernstein, Dan
binary command (FTP)
binary mode 2nd
binary upgrades 2nd
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain)
     /etc/namedb file
     /etc/namedb/named.conf file
     /usr/sbin/named file
     /usr/sbin/ndc file
     enabling
     forward DNS lookups
     forwarders
     master/slave configuration
     restricting DNS access
     reverse DNS lookups
     running in sandboxes
     subdomains
     zone files
         A (Address) records
         CNAME (Canonical Name) records
         example
         localhost zone files
         MX (Mail Exchanger) records
         NS (Name Server) records
         PTR (Pointer) records
         reverse DNS zone files
         SOA (Start of Authority) records
     zones
         forward zones
         hint zones
         master zones
         slave zones
         stub zones
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) [See also slices.]
48-bit LBA
bits
Blackbox
blackhole statement
BlankTime option (xorg.conf ServerFlags)
BLOB data type
blocking hosts
blocks
Bluetooth hardware compatibility list
BOOLEAN data type
boot block 0
boot block 1
boot block 2
boot disks, creating
boot managers
     installation
     missing boot managers, troubleshooting
boot process 2nd
     BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
     boot block 0
     boot block 1
     boot block 2
     boot managers
         installation
         missing boot managers, troubleshooting
     bootable slice (boot0), selecting
     dual-boot systems
         DOS and Windows systems
         Linux systems
     from CD-ROM
     from floppy disk
     fsck program
     GAG
     GRUB, booting FreeBSD from
     init program 2nd
         compared to Sys V UNIX
         filesystem consistency check
         getty program
         login program
         system configuration scripts
     initial FreeBSD boot process
     kernels
     LILO, booting FreeBSD from
     loader 2nd
     mounting remote filesystems at system boot
     POST (Power-On Self Test)
    resource configuration scripts
         /etc/defaults/rc.conf
         /etc/rc
         /etc/rc.conf 2nd
         /etc/rc.d
         /etc/rc.local
         /etc/rc.subr
         /usr/local/etc
         /usr/local/etc/rc.d/
         /usr/local/X11R6/etc
     running programs on system boot
     security
     slow performance, troubleshooting
     step-by-step process
     Sysinstall program, booting into
     troubleshooting
         Device Not Configured
         forgotten root passwords
         Missing Operating System
         proc size mismatch
         Read Error
         Signal 11 errors
boot0cfg command
bootable slice (boot0), selecting
bootstrapping process [See boot process.]
Bourne Again shell [See bash.]
Bourne shell (sh)
Bourne, Steven
brackets ([]) 2nd
break statements
breaking loops
broadcast addresses
browsers
     Lynx
     X11 browsers
browsing
     remote volumes
BSD Fast Filesystem (FFS) [See filesystems.]
BSD, history of
bsdlabel command
buffer overflows
bug tracking
Bugtraq
build target (port makefiles)
Building Internet Firewalls, 2nd Edition
built-in modules (Apache)
Buttons option (xorg.conf InputDevice section)
bye command (FTP)
bzcat command