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Features

  • Gives the fundamental knowledge needed to begin working with Unix-based operating system, including Oracle Solaris, Linux, and Mac OS X
  • Teaches Unix through a series of 24 one-hour lessons that teach the essentials of Unix from the ground up
  • Trains with straightforward instructions that walk readers through the most common Unix tasks

Description

  • Copyright 2016
  • Dimensions: 7" x 9-1/8"
  • Pages: 496
  • Edition: 5th
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-672-33730-4
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33730-7

Learn to use Unix, OS X, or Linux quickly and easily!

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours helps you get up and running with Unix and Unix-based operating systems such as Mac OS X and Linux.

Designed for beginners with no previous experience using Unix, this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach makes it easy to learn.

Each lesson clearly explains essential Unix tools and techniques from the ground up, helping you to become productive as quickly and efficiently as possible.

  • Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Unix tasks.
  • Practical, hands-on examples show you how to apply what you learn.
  • Quizzes and exercises help you test your knowledge and stretch your skills.
  • Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions

Learn how to...

  • Pick the command shell that’s best for you
  • Organize the Unix file system (and why)
  • Manage file and directory ownership and permissions
  • Maximize your productivity with power filters and pipes
  • Use the vi and emacs editors
  • Create your own commands and shell scripts
  • Connect to remote systems using SSH and SFTP
  • Troubleshoot common problems
  • List files and manage disk usage
  • Get started with Unix shell programming
  • Set up printing in a Unix environment
  • Archive and back up files
  • Search for information and files
  • Use Perl as an alternative Unix programming language
  • Set up, tweak, and make use of the GNOME graphical environment

Contents at a Glance

HOUR 1: What Is This Unix Stuff?HOUR 2: Getting onto the System and Using the Command LineHOUR 3: Moving About the File SystemHOUR 4: Listing Files and Managing Disk UsageHOUR 5: Ownership and PermissionsHOUR 6: Creating, Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Files and DirectoriesHOUR 7: Looking into FilesHOUR 8: Filters, Pipes, and Wildcards!HOUR 9: Slicing and Dicing Command-Pipe DataHOUR 10: An Introduction to the vi EditorHOUR 11: Advanced vi Tricks, Tools, and TechniquessHOUR 12: An Overview of the emacs EditorHOUR 13: Introduction to Command ShellsHOUR 14: Advanced Shell InteractionHOUR 15: Job ControlHOUR 16: Shell Programming OverviewHOUR 17: Advanced Shell ProgrammingHOUR 18: Printing in the Unix EnvironmentHOUR 19: Archives and BackupsHOUR 20: Using Email to CommunicateHOUR 21: Connecting to Remote Systems Using SSH and SFTPHOUR 22: Searching for Information and FilesHOUR 23: Perl Programming in UnixHOUR 24: GNOME and the GUI EnvironmentAppendix A: Common Unix Questions and Answers

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Getting onto the Unix System and Using the Command Line

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Table of Contents

HOUR 1: What Is This Unix Stuff?

What Is Unix?

A Brief History of Unix

What’s All This About Multiuser Systems?

Cracking Open the Shell

Getting Help

HOUR 2: Getting onto the System and Using the Command Line

Beginning Your Session

Seeing What’s Going On Around You

HOUR 3: Moving About the File System

What a Hierarchical File System Is All About

Directory Separator Characters

The Difference Between Relative and Absolute Filenames

HOUR 4: Listing Files and Managing Disk Usage

The ls Command

Special ls Command Flags

Permissions Strings

HOUR 5: Ownership and Permissions

Working with File Permissions

HOUR 6: Creating, Moving, Renaming, and Deleting Files and Directories

Manipulating the Unix File System

HOUR 7: Looking into Files

Looking Inside Files

Hour 8: Filters, Pipes, and Wildcards!

Maximizing the Command Line

Hour 9: Slicing and Dicing Command-Pipe Data

The awk Programming System

How to Use cut in Pipes

Inline Editing with sed and tr

Hour 10: An Introduction to the vi Editor

Editing the Unix Way

HOUR 11: Advanced vi Tricks, Tools, and Techniques

Advanced Editing with vi

Summary of vi Commands

Hour 12: An Overview of the emacs Editor

The Other Popular Editor: emacs

Hour 13: Introduction to Command Shells

The (Command) Shell Game

Hour 14: Advanced Shell Interaction

Which Shell Is Which?

HOUR 15: Job Control

Wrestling with Your Jobs

HOUR 16: Shell Programming Overview

Building Your Own Commands

Hour 17: Advanced Shell Programming

Searching a Database of Filenames with mylocate

HOUR 18: Printing in the Unix Environment

Making a Printed Copy

HOUR 19: Archives and Backups

The tar Tape Archive Utility

The zip Archive Utility

Shrinking Your Files with compress

Exploring the Unix Tape Command: cpio

Personal Backup Solutions

Working with Linux Package Managers

HOUR 20: Using Email to Communicate

Interacting with the World

HOUR 21: Connecting to Remote Systems Using SSH and SFTP

Stepping Beyond Your Own System

HOUR 22: Searching for Information and Files

Finding What’s Where

HOUR 23: Perl Programming in Unix

Flexible and Powerful: Perl

Hour 24: GNOME and the GUI Environment

Tweaking Your Inner GNOME

Working with GNOME Applications

Appendix A: Common Unix Questions and Answers

How do I use find|xargs with filenames that contain spaces?

How do I find large files on my system?

How do I run a program on a schedule?

How do I fix file permission problems?

How do I list files that don’t match a given pattern?

How do I view lines X–Y in a text file?

How do I add a new directory to my PATH?

How do I recover deleted files?

How can I set my shell to protect me from accidental deletions?

What do the shell errors arg list too long and broken pipe mean?

Why use ssh instead of telnet? Or sftp instead of ftp?

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