Linux in a Nutshell covers the core commands available on common Linux distributions. This isn't a scaled-down quick reference of common commands, but a complete reference to all user, programming, administration, and networking commands with complete lists of options.
Contents also include:
- LILO and Loadlin (boot) options
- Shell syntax and variables for the bash, csh, and
tcsh shells
- Pattern matching
- Emacs and vi editing commands
- sed and gawk commands
- Common configuration tasks for the GNOME and KDE desktops and the fvwm2 window manager
New material in the third edition includes common configuration tasks for the GNOME and KDE desktops and the fvwm2 window manager, the dpkg Debian package manager, an expanded investigation of the rpm Red Hat package manager and CVS, and many new commands.
Linux in a Nutshell is a must for any Linux user; it weighs less than a stack of manual pages, but delivers everything needed for common, day-to-day use. It also covers a wide range of GNU tools for Unix users who have GNU versions of standard Unix tools.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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| Ellen Siever | Ellen Siever co-authored Perl in a Nutshell, 1st Edition and the Perl Modules Reference for the Unix edition of the Perl Resource Kit. She is also co-author of Linux in a Nutshell. Ellen was a programmer for many years, until she decided that writing about computers was more fun. |
| Jessica P. Heckman | Jessica P. Hekman lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. She ventured into the real world in 1995 with a degree in Medieval History and Literature. She has put it to good use at O'Reilly & Associates (as a production assistant, assistant system administrator, author, and developer working on online books), at ZDNet (as a developer), and Curl Corporation (where she is currently programming and vesting). |
| Stephen Figgins | Stephen Figgins is an editor with the O'Reilly Network. |
| Stephen Spainhour | Stephen Spainhour co-authored Webmaster in a Nutshell, Perl in a Nutshell, 1st Edition, and contributed to many other O'Reilly titles. He is an avid fan of professional tennis, and when he's not checking for tennis scores on the Web, he enjoys cooking, electronic music, troubleshooting his home-built PC, and watching too much television. |
