Linux Portable Guide

Author: (USA) Barrett
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: If you are looking for a quick guide to Linux, this is it. This book concisely explains the basic concepts of the Linux system and demonstrates how to use Linux for daily tasks with concise examples, helping you effectively improve your work efficiency in a short time. The book provides explanations of basic Linux concepts such as files, directories, shells, and X Windows, and also compiles references to commonly used commands. Therefore, this manual is not only suitable as a learning material for beginners but also more suitable for every Linux user to carry around for reference. Unlike general reference manuals that arrange commands in alphabetical order, this manual summarizes references to various commands by functional categories because it is easier to find and also helps you understand related options while searching. For each command, the manual provides syntax, source (the RPM package it belongs to), functional explanations, usage, location on disk, meanings of common options, and demonstrations of typical usage. The references in this manual are based on Fedora Linux, but most of the information is also applicable to other Linux systems. If you need to quickly learn practical Linux applications or need a concise, practical reference manual nearby, this compact guide is exactly what you're looking for. The author of this book, Daniel Barrett, is also one of the authors of the classic works "SSH: The Secure Shell" and "Linux Security Cookbook." If you are looking for a quick guide to Linux, this is it. "The Linux Pocket Guide" concisely explains the basic concepts of Linux and demonstrates how to use Linux for daily tasks with concise examples, helping you effectively improve your work efficiency in a short time. "The Linux Pocket Guide" provides explanations of basic Linux concepts such as files, directories, shells, and X Windows, and also compiles references to commonly used commands; therefore, this manual is not only suitable as a review material for beginners but also more suitable for every Linux user to carry around for reference. Unlike general reference manuals that arrange commands in alphabetical order, this manual summarizes references to various commands by functional categories because it is easier to find and also helps you understand related options while searching. For each command, the manual provides syntax, source (the RPM), functional explanations, usage, location on disk, meanings of common options, and demonstrations of typical usage. The references in this manual are based on Fedora Linux, but most of the information is also applicable to any Linux system. If you need to quickly learn practical Linux applications or need a concise, practical reference manual nearby, this compact manual is exactly what you're looking for. The author of this book, Daniel Barrett, is also one of the authors of the classic works "SSH: The Secure Shell" and "Linux Security Cookbook."