Introduction to the Command Line
The Fat-Free Guide to Unix and Linux Commands
Second Edition
Second Edition
Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................................. 13
Section 1: Overview of Unix, Linux and BSD Architecture ............. 17
Section 2: Command Line Basics .................................................. 25
Section 3: Advanced Shell Features and Commands .................... 45
Section 4: Text Editing and Extraction .......................................... 67
Section 5: Users, Groups, and Security ......................................... 89
Section 6: Process Control and Scheduling .................................. 115
Section 7: Startup and Shutdown .............................................. 131
Section 8: Network Commands.................................................. 149
Section 9: Hardware Management Commands .......................... 177
Section 10: File Systems ............................................................ 187
Section 11: Backup and Restore Commands ............................... 203
Section 12: Monitoring and Troubleshooting ............................. 211
Section 13: Printing Commands ................................................. 235
Section 14: Software Installation ............................................... 243
Section 15: System Administration Utilities ................................ 257
Appendix A: Bash Shortcut Keys ................................................ 261
Appendix B: Command Line Cheat Sheet ................................... 263
Appendix C: Command Cross Reference ..................................... 267
