How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know
How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know
ISBN: 1593270356
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 189
Pages: 189
Authors: Brian Ward
- 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
- 7.12 Including Other Files in Scripts
- 7.13 Reading User Input
- 7.14 Too Much?
- Chapter 8: Development Tools
- 8.2 Debuggers
- 8.3 Lex and Yacc
- 8.4 Scripting Languages
- 8.5 Java
- 8.6 Assembly Code and How a Compiler Works
- Chapter 9: Compiling Software From Source Code
- 9.1 Unpacking Source Packages
- 9.2 GNU Autoconf
- 9.3 Other Systems
- 9.4 Installation Practice
- 9.5 Applying a Patch
- 9.6 Troubleshooting Compiles and Installations
- Chapter 10: Maintaining the Kernel
- 10.1 Do You Need to Build Your Own Kernel?
- 10.2 What You Need to Build a Kernel
- 10.3 Getting the Source Code
- 10.4 Configuring and Compiling the Kernel
- 10.5 Installing Your Kernel with a Boot Loader
- 10.6 Testing the Kernel
- 10.7 Boot Floppies
- 10.8 Working with Loadable Kernel Modules
- Chapter 11: Configuring and Manipulating Peripheral Devices
- 11.2 CD Writers
- 11.3 Introduction to USB
- 11.4 IEEE 1394FireWire Disks
- 11.5 Hotplug Support
- 11.6 PC Cards (PCMCIA)
- 11.7 Approaching Other Devices
- Chapter 12: Printing
- 12.1 PostScript
- 12.2 Print Servers
- 12.3 Print Filters
- 12.4 Print Clients
- 12.5 CUPS
- 12.6 Ghostscript
- 12.7 Further Printing Topics
- Chapter 13: Backups
- 13.2 Backup Hardware
- 13.3 Full and Incremental Backups
- 13.4 Using tar for Backups and Restores
- 13.5 Backups to Non-Traditional Media
- 13.6 Tape Drive Devices
- 13.7 Other Archivers
- 13.8 Further Backup Topics
- Chapter 14: Sharing Files with Samba
- 14.1 Configuring the Server
- 14.2 Starting the Server
- 14.3 Diagnostics and Log Files
- 14.4 Sharing Files
- 14.5 Sharing Printers
- 14.6 Using the Samba Client
- Chapter 15: Network File Transfer
- 15.1 rsync Basics
- 15.2 Checksums and Verbose Transfers
- 15.3 Compression
- 15.4 Limiting Bandwidth
- 15.5 Transferring Files to Your Computer
- 15.6 Further rsync Topics
- Chapter 16: User Environments
- 16.1 Appropriate Startup Files
- 16.2 Shell Startup File Elements
- 16.3 Startup File Order and Examples
- 16.4 Default User Settings
- 16.5 Startup File Pitfalls
- 16.6 Further Startup Topics
- Chapter 17: Buying Hardware for Linux
- 17.1 Core Components
- 17.2 Other Hardware Components
- 17.3 A Word About Hardware Upgrades
- 17.4 Saving Money
- 17.5 Notebooks
- 17.6 Smaller Designs
- Chapter 18: Further Directions
- 18.2 Final Thoughts
- Appendix A: Command Classification
- Bibliography
- Index
- Index_A
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_J
- Index_K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- Index_X
- Index_Y
- Index_Z
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Sidebars
How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know
ISBN: 1593270356
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 189
Pages: 189
Authors: Brian Ward