UNIX: The Complete Reference, Second Edition (Complete Reference Series)
UNIX: The Complete Reference, Second Edition (Complete Reference Series)
ISBN: 0072263369
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 316
Pages: 316
- Table of Contents
- Back Cover
- UNIX-The Complete Reference, Second Edition
- Introduction
- About This Book
- How to Use This Book
- Part I: Basic
- Chapter 1: Background
- What Is UNIX?
- Why Is UNIX Important?
- The Structure of the UNIX Operating System
- Applications
- The UNIX Philosophy
- The Birth of the UNIX System
- GNU and Linux
- UNIX Standards
- Widely Used UNIX Variants
- A UNIX System Timeline
- UNIX Contributors
- The UNIX System and Microsoft Windows NT Versions
- The Future of UNIX
- Choosing a UNIX Variant
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 2: Getting Started
- Starting Out
- Logging In
- Entering Commands
- Getting Started with Electronic Mail
- Logging Out
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 3: Working with Files and Directories
- Directories
- The Hierarchical File Structure
- UNIX System File Types
- Common Commands for Files and Directories
- Searching for Files
- More About Listing Files
- Permissions
- Viewing Long Files
- Printing Files
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 4: The Command Shell
- Running the Shell
- Using Wildcards
- Standard Input and Output
- Running Commands in the Background
- Job Control
- Configuring the Shell
- Shell Variables
- Command Aliases
- Command History
- Command-Line Editing
- Command Substitution
- Filename Completion
- Removing Special Meanings in Command Lines
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 5: Text Editing
- Editing with vi
- Editing with emacs
- Editing with vim
- Editing with pico
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 6: The GNOME Desktop
- The Evolution of the GNOME Desktop
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 7: The CDE and KDE Desktops
- The Evolution of the CDE and KDE Desktops
- The CDE Desktop
- The KDE Desktop
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Part II: User Networking
- Chapter 8: Electronic Mail
- Command-Line Mail Programs
- Screen-Oriented Mail Programs
- Graphical Interfaces for E-Mail
- Tools for Managing E-Mail
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 9: Networking with TCPIP
- Basic Networking Concepts
- The Internet Protocol Family
- How TCPIP Works
- UNIX Commands for TCPIP Networking
- The DARPA Commands, Including ftp and telnet
- The Secure Shell (ssh)
- PPP and PPPoE
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 10: The Internet
- Accessing the Internet
- The Usenet
- Internet Mailing Lists
- Internet Relay Chat
- Instant Messaging (IM)
- The World Wide Web
- Web Browsers
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Part III: System Administration
- Chapter 11: Processes and Scheduling
- Processes
- Process Scheduling
- Process Priorities
- Signals and Semaphores
- Real-Time Processes
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 12: System Security
- Security Is Relative
- User and Group IDs
- Access Control Lists
- Role-Based Access Control
- Password Files
- File Encryption
- Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
- GNU Privacy Guard (GPG)
- Console Locking
- Logging Off Safely
- Trojan Horses
- Viruses and Worms
- Security Guidelines for Users
- The Restricted Shell (rsh)
- Levels of Operating System Security
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 13: Basic System Administration
- Administrative Concepts
- Setup Procedures
- Maintenance Tasks
- Security Tips for System Administrators
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 14: Advanced System Administration
- Managing System Services
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Part IV: Network Administration
- Chapter 15: Clients and Servers
- Mid-Range Power: The Evolution of ClientServer Computing
- Principles of ClientServer Architecture
- File Sharing
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 16: The Apache Web Server
- The History and Popularity of Apache
- Apache Installation
- Apache Configuration
- Apache Log Files
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 17: Network Administration
- TCPIP Administration
- DNS (Domain Name Service) Administration
- sendmail Mail Administration
- NIS (Network Information Service Plus) Administration
- NFS (Network File System) Administration
- Firewalls, Proxy Servers, and Web Security
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 18: Using UNIX and Windows Together
- Moving to UNIX If You Are a Windows User
- Networking UNIX and Windows Machines
- Terminal Emulation
- Running Windows Applications and Tools on UNIX Machines
- Sharing Files and Applications Across UNIX and Windows Machines
- Running UNIX Applications on DOSWindows Machines
- Running UNIX and Windows Together on the Same Machine
- A Simple Solution for Sharing UNIX and Windows Environments
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Part V: Tools and Programming
- Chapter 19: Filters and Utilities
- Finding Patterns in Files
- Compressing and Packaging Files
- Counting Lines, Words, and File Size
- Working with Columns and Fields
- Sorting the Contents of Files
- Comparing Files
- Examining File Contents
- Editing and Formatting Files
- Saving Output
- Working with Dates and Times
- Performing Mathematical Calculations
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 20: Shell Scripting
- The Shell Language vs. Other Programming Languages
- A Sample Shell Script
- Other Ways to Execute Scripts
- Putting Comments in Shell Scripts
- Working with Variables
- Using Command-Line Arguments
- Arithmetic Operations
- Conditional Execution
- Writing Loops
- Shell Input and Output
- Creating Functions
- Further Scripting Techniques
- Debugging Shell Programs
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 21: awk and sed
- Versions of awk
- How awk Works
- Specifying Patterns
- Specifying Actions
- Input and Output
- sed
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 22: Perl
- Running Perl Scripts
- Perl Syntax
- Scalar Variables
- Arrays and Lists
- Hashes
- Control Structures
- Defining Your Own Procedures
- File I0
- Regular Expressions
- Perl Modules
- Using Perl for CGI Scripting
- Troubleshooting
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 23: Python
- Running Python Commands
- Python Syntax
- Variables
- Control Structures
- Defining Your Own Functions
- Input and Output
- Interacting with the UNIX System
- Regular Expressions
- Creating Simple Classes
- Exceptions
- Troubleshooting
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- 24: C and C Programming Tools
- Obtaining CC Development Tools
- The gcc Compiler
- Makefiles
- The gdb Debugger
- Source Control with cvs
- Manual Pages
- Other Development Tools
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 25: An Overview of Java
- Bytecode and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
- Applications and Applets
- The Java Development Kit (JDK)
- A Simple Java Application
- The Eclipse IDE
- The Java Language
- A Simple Java Applet
- The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT)
- Multithreaded Programming
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Part VI: Enterprise Solutions
- Chapter 26: UNIX Applications and Databases
- Open-Source Software
- About Specific Packages Mentioned
- Horizontal Applications
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Chapter 27: Web Development under UNIX
- History of the Web and Web Standards
- HTML Syntax Basics
- JavaScript and the Document Object Model
- Cascading Style Sheets
- Server-Side Web Applications
- Web Authoring Software
- Summary
- How to Find Out More
- Appendix-How to Use the Man (Manual) Pages
- Using the Manual Pages
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
UNIX: The Complete Reference, Second Edition (Complete Reference Series)
ISBN: 0072263369
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 316
Pages: 316