Linux for Beginners · An Introduction to the Linux Operating System and Command Line by Cannon, Jason -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Linux for Beginners Your Free Gift Introduction First Things First: Getting Access

Web Based Command Line Access Web Hosting Shell Accounts Using Preinstalled Linux Images with VirtualBox Deep Dive

Getting Connected

Choosing an SSH Client Connecting via SSH with a Password from Windows Connecting via SSH with a Password from Mac General Information on Connecting via SSH with Keys Importing SSH Keys on Windows Generating SSH Keys on Windows Generating SSH Keys on Mac Connecting via SSH with Keys from Mac Connecting via Telnet Connecting Directly Deep Dive

Welcome to Shell

Deep Dive

Linux Directory Structure

Common Directories Comprehensive Directory Listing Unix Specific Directories Application Directory Structures Example Top Level Directory Listings Deep Dive

Basic Linux Commands Teach Yourself to Fish

Deep Dive

Working with Directories

Creating and Removing Directories

Your Free Gift Listing Files and Understanding ls Output

Listing All Files, Including Hidden Files Listing Files by Type Listing Files by Time and in Reverse Order Listing Files Recursively List Directories, Not Contents Listing Files with Color Commonly Used ls Options Working with Spaces in Names Deep Dive

File and Directory Permissions Explained

Secret Decoder Ring for Permissions Changing Permissions Numeric Based Permissions Commonly Used Permissions Working with Groups Directory Permissions Revisited Default Permissions and the File Creation Mask Special Modes umask Examples Free Training Videos on Linux Permissions Deep Dive

Finding Files

Locate - A fast find Deep Dive

Viewing and Editing Files

Viewing Files In Real Time Editing Files Specifying a Default Editor Deep Dive

Comparing Files Determining a File's Type Searching in Files

Searching for Text in ASCII Files Searching For Text in Binary Files Pipes

Deleting, Copying, Moving, and Renaming Files

Removing Files Copying Files Moving and Renaming Files

Sorting Data Creating a Collection of Files Compressing Files To Save Space Compressing Archives Redirection

Standard Error Null Device Deep Dive

Transferring and Copying Files

Deep dive

Welcome Back to Shell

Customizing the Prompt Creating Aliases Interactive vs Non-interactive Sessions Comments Shell History Tab Completion Shell Command Line Editing Dealing with Long Shell Commands Environment Variables Removing Variables from the Environment Deep Dive

Processes and Job Control

Listing Processes and Displaying Information Running Processes in the Foreground and Background Killing Processes Deep Dive

Scheduling Repeated Jobs with Cron

Crontab Format Using the Crontab Command Deep Dive

Switching Users and Running Commands as Others

su Sudo - Super User Do Using Sudo Deep Dive

Installing Software

Installing Software on CentOS, Fedora, and RedHat Distributions Installing Software on Debian and Ubuntu Free Video on Installing Linux Software Deep Dive

The End and the Beginning About the Author

Other Books by the Author

Additional Resources Including Exclusive Discounts for Linux for Beginners Readers

Books Courses Cloud Hosting and VPS (Virtual Private Servers) Web Hosting with SSH and Shell Access

Appendices

Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms Appendix B: FAQ Appendix C: Trademarks