Installing and Administering Linux Second Edition -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 Linux Origins -- A Brief History of UNIX -- History of Linux -- Linux Features -- Chapter 2 Installing Linux from a CD-ROM -- Installing Linux on an IDE System -- Initiating a Linux Installation -- Chapter 3 Getting Started Using the Linux System -- Logging In and Out -- Creating User Accounts and Passwords -- Command Syntax -- Online Information for Linux and UNIX Commands -- Viewing the Date: date and cal Commands -- Requesting Data on Logged-In Users -- Sending and Receiving Mail: mail Command -- Sending Messages to the Screen: write and wall Commands -- Conversing Online: The talk Command -- Blocking Messages and Conversations: The mesg Command -- Additional Tools: clear, echo, banner, and wc Commands -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 4 Files and Directories in Linux -- File System Structure and Hierarchy -- Navigating the Directory Structure -- Managing Directories -- Formatting and Accessing Floppy Disks -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 5 Using Files in Linux -- Files and Directories: A Quick Review -- Linux Filename Guidelines -- Creating and Updating Files: The touch Command -- Linking Files: The ln Command -- Viewing File Contents -- Copying, Moving, and Deleting Files -- The mtools Utilities -- Printing Files: The lpr, lpq, and lprm Commands -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 6 Linux File Permissions -- Review of the ls -l Command -- Permissions -- Creating Personal Directories -- Samples of Commands and Their Required Permissions -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 7 Shell Basics -- The Linux/UNIX Shells -- Types of Linux/UNIX Shells -- Command-Line Parsing -- Metacharacters and Wildcards -- Quoting Metacharacters to Disable Shell Interpretation -- Standard Files: Redirection and Piping.

Connecting Commands with Pipes -- Command Grouping with Semicolons -- Line Continuation with the Backslash -- Shell History Commands -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 8 Basic Linux Utilities -- Searching Directories for Files: The find Command -- Locating Commands: whatis, whereis, and which Commands -- Locating Data within a File: grep Command -- Sorting Output: The sort Command -- Displaying Parts of Files: The head and tail Commands -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 9 Advanced Linux Utilities -- Maximizing Work per Command: xargs -- Linux/UNIX Shortcut: The alias Command -- Comparing find Functions and Shell Functions -- Determining File Types: The file Command -- Comparing Text Files: The diff Command -- Comparing All Types of Files: The cmp Command -- Compressing Files: The gzip, gunzip, and zcat Commands -- Displaying Nonprintable Characters: The cat Command Options -- Assigning Unique Filenames: Appending Information -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 10 The vi Editor -- An Introduction to vi -- Starting vi -- Exiting vi -- Adding Text in Insert Mode -- Manipulating Text in Command Mode -- Options for Changing vi Functions -- Entering and Editing Commands at the Command Line -- Invoking Text Editor Features at the Command Line -- Related vi Editors -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 11 Shell Variables and the User Environment -- Variables and the Terminal Environment -- Shell Variable Types -- Listing Variable Settings: set Command -- Listing the Values of Individual Variables: The echo Command -- Setting Shell Variables -- Setting Shell Variables by Command Substitution -- Customizing the User Environment -- Samples of Environment-Building Files -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 12 Linux Processes and Process Control -- Process Environments -- The Login Process -- Parent-Child Relationships -- Processes and Variables -- Return Codes from Commands.

Process Monitoring: The ps Command -- Invoking Foreground and Background Processes -- Terminating Processes -- Running Long Processes: The nohup Command -- Job Control in the bash and tcsh Shells -- Daemons: Never-Ending System Processes -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 13 Shell Programming -- Shell Scripts -- Executing Shell Scripts -- Shell Script Invocation from a Process Standpoint: Three Options -- Creating Scripts: Some Practical Examples -- Quiz -- Chapter 14 The Linux X Window System -- A Brief History -- X Window Networking -- X Window Managers -- X Window Fundamentals -- Basic X Window Components -- xterm Fundamentals -- Additional Basic X Window Commands -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Chapter 15 Linux Documentation and Support -- Distribution Package Documentation -- Current Linux Distributors -- The Linux Documentation Project -- Linux Books and Magazines -- More Linux Information Sites on the Internet -- Exercises -- Quiz -- Appendix A Command Summary -- Appendix B Exercise Answers -- Appendix C Quiz Answers -- Index.