How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know - page 1
- Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- How Linux Works - What Every Super-User Should Know
- Chapter 1: The Basics
- 1.1 About binsh
- 1.2 Using the Shell
- 1.3 Basic Commands
- 1.4 Using Directory Commands
- 1.5 Intermediate Commands
- 1.6 Changing Your Password and Shell
- 1.7 Dot Files
- 1.8 Environment and Shell Variables
- 1.9 The Command Path
- 1.10 Special Characters
- 1.11 Command-Line Editing
- 1.12 Text Editors
- 1.13 Getting Online Help
- 1.14 Shell Input and Output
- 1.15 Understanding Error Messages
- 1.16 Processes
- 1.17 File Modes and Permissions
- 1.18 Archiving and Compressing Files
- Chapter 2: Devices, Disks, Filesystems, and the Kernel
- 2.2 The Kernel
- 2.3 Devices
- 2.4 Filesystems
- 2.5 Swap and Virtual Memory
- Chapter 3: How Linux Boots
- 3.1 init
- 3.2 Boot Loaders
- 3.3 Virtual Consoles
- Chapter 4: Essential System Files, Servers, and Utilities
- 4.1 System Logging
- 4.2 A Glance at etc
- 4.3 User Management Files
- 4.4 getty and Login
- 4.5 Setting the Time
- 4.6 Scheduling Recurring Tasks with Cron
- 4.7 Scheduling One-Time Tasks with At
- 4.8 Tracking Individual Processes
- 4.9 Adjusting Process Priorities
- 4.10 Monitoring System Performance
- 4.11 Running Commands as the Superuser
- Chapter 5: Configuring Your Network
- 5.1 Network Layers
- 5.2 The Internet Layer
- 5.3 Basic ICMP Tools
- 5.4 Configuring Interfaces and the Host-to-Network Layer
- 5.5 Configuring a Default Gateway
- 5.6 Resolving Hostnames
- 5.7 Using DHCP Clients
- 5.8 PPP Connections
- 5.9 Broadband Connections
- 5.10 Ethernet Networks
- 5.11 Configuring Routes
- 5.12 The Transport Layer: TCP, UDP, and Services
- 5.13 Firewalls
- 5.14 Network Address Translation (IP Masquerading)
- 5.15 Wireless Ethernet
- Chapter 6: Network Services
- 6.1 The Basics of Services
- 6.2 Stand-Alone Servers
- 6.3 The inetd Daemon
- 6.4 Secure Shell (SSH)
- 6.5 Diagnostic Tools
- 6.6 Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
- 6.7 Network Security
- Chapter 7: Introduction to Shell Scripts
- 7.1 Shell Script Basics
- 7.2 Quoting
- 7.3 Special Variables
- 7.4 Exit Codes
- 7.5 Conditionals
- 7.6 Loops
- 7.7 Command Substitution
- 7.8 Temporary File Management
- 7.9 Here Documents
- 7.10 Important Shell Script Utilities
- 7.11 Subshells
