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How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know

ISBN: 1593270356
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 189

Authors: Brian Ward

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• How Linux Works - What Every Super-User Should Know
• Chapter 1: The Basics
• 1.1 About binsh
• 1.2 Using the Shell
• 1.3 Basic Commands
• 1.4 Using Directory Commands
• 1.5 Intermediate Commands
• 1.6 Changing Your Password and Shell
• 1.7 Dot Files
• 1.8 Environment and Shell Variables
• 1.9 The Command Path
• 1.10 Special Characters
• 1.11 Command-Line Editing
• 1.12 Text Editors
• 1.13 Getting Online Help
• 1.14 Shell Input and Output
• 1.15 Understanding Error Messages
• 1.16 Processes
• 1.17 File Modes and Permissions
• 1.18 Archiving and Compressing Files
• Chapter 2: Devices, Disks, Filesystems, and the Kernel
• 2.2 The Kernel
• 2.3 Devices
• 2.4 Filesystems
• 2.5 Swap and Virtual Memory
• Chapter 3: How Linux Boots
• 3.1 init
• 3.2 Boot Loaders
• 3.3 Virtual Consoles
• Chapter 4: Essential System Files, Servers, and Utilities
• 4.1 System Logging
• 4.2 A Glance at etc
• 4.3 User Management Files
• 4.4 getty and Login
• 4.5 Setting the Time
• 4.6 Scheduling Recurring Tasks with Cron
• 4.7 Scheduling One-Time Tasks with At
• 4.8 Tracking Individual Processes
• 4.9 Adjusting Process Priorities
• 4.10 Monitoring System Performance
• 4.11 Running Commands as the Superuser
• Chapter 5: Configuring Your Network
• 5.1 Network Layers
• 5.2 The Internet Layer
• 5.3 Basic ICMP Tools
• 5.4 Configuring Interfaces and the Host-to-Network Layer
• 5.5 Configuring a Default Gateway
• 5.6 Resolving Hostnames
• 5.7 Using DHCP Clients
• 5.8 PPP Connections
• 5.9 Broadband Connections
• 5.10 Ethernet Networks
• 5.11 Configuring Routes
• 5.12 The Transport Layer: TCP, UDP, and Services
• 5.13 Firewalls
• 5.14 Network Address Translation (IP Masquerading)
• 5.15 Wireless Ethernet
• Chapter 6: Network Services
• 6.1 The Basics of Services
• 6.2 Stand-Alone Servers
• 6.3 The inetd Daemon
• 6.4 Secure Shell (SSH)
• 6.5 Diagnostic Tools
• 6.6 Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
• 6.7 Network Security
• Chapter 7: Introduction to Shell Scripts
• 7.1 Shell Script Basics
• 7.2 Quoting
• 7.3 Special Variables
• 7.4 Exit Codes
• 7.5 Conditionals
• 7.6 Loops
• 7.7 Command Substitution
• 7.8 Temporary File Management
• 7.9 Here Documents
• 7.10 Important Shell Script Utilities
• 7.11 Subshells
• 7.12 Including Other Files in Scripts
• 7.13 Reading User Input
• 7.14 Too Much?
• Chapter 8: Development Tools
• 8.2 Debuggers
• 8.3 Lex and Yacc
• 8.4 Scripting Languages
• 8.5 Java
• 8.6 Assembly Code and How a Compiler Works
• Chapter 9: Compiling Software From Source Code
• 9.1 Unpacking Source Packages
• 9.2 GNU Autoconf
• 9.3 Other Systems
• 9.4 Installation Practice
• 9.5 Applying a Patch
• 9.6 Troubleshooting Compiles and Installations
• Chapter 10: Maintaining the Kernel
• 10.1 Do You Need to Build Your Own Kernel?
• 10.2 What You Need to Build a Kernel
• 10.3 Getting the Source Code
• 10.4 Configuring and Compiling the Kernel
• 10.5 Installing Your Kernel with a Boot Loader
• 10.6 Testing the Kernel
• 10.7 Boot Floppies
• 10.8 Working with Loadable Kernel Modules
• Chapter 11: Configuring and Manipulating Peripheral Devices
• 11.2 CD Writers
• 11.3 Introduction to USB
• 11.4 IEEE 1394FireWire Disks
• 11.5 Hotplug Support
• 11.6 PC Cards (PCMCIA)
• 11.7 Approaching Other Devices
• Chapter 12: Printing
• 12.1 PostScript
• 12.2 Print Servers
• 12.3 Print Filters
• 12.4 Print Clients
• 12.5 CUPS
• 12.6 Ghostscript
• 12.7 Further Printing Topics
• Chapter 13: Backups
• 13.2 Backup Hardware
• 13.3 Full and Incremental Backups
• 13.4 Using tar for Backups and Restores
• 13.5 Backups to Non-Traditional Media
• 13.6 Tape Drive Devices
• 13.7 Other Archivers
• 13.8 Further Backup Topics
• Chapter 14: Sharing Files with Samba
• 14.1 Configuring the Server
• 14.2 Starting the Server
• 14.3 Diagnostics and Log Files
• 14.4 Sharing Files
• 14.5 Sharing Printers
• 14.6 Using the Samba Client
• Chapter 15: Network File Transfer
• 15.1 rsync Basics
• 15.2 Checksums and Verbose Transfers
• 15.3 Compression
• 15.4 Limiting Bandwidth
• 15.5 Transferring Files to Your Computer
• 15.6 Further rsync Topics
• Chapter 16: User Environments
• 16.1 Appropriate Startup Files
• 16.2 Shell Startup File Elements
• 16.3 Startup File Order and Examples
• 16.4 Default User Settings
• 16.5 Startup File Pitfalls
• 16.6 Further Startup Topics
• Chapter 17: Buying Hardware for Linux
• 17.1 Core Components
• 17.2 Other Hardware Components
• 17.3 A Word About Hardware Upgrades
• 17.4 Saving Money
• 17.5 Notebooks
• 17.6 Smaller Designs
• Chapter 18: Further Directions
• 18.2 Final Thoughts
• Appendix A: Command Classification
• Bibliography
• Index
• Index_A
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_J
• Index_K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O
• Index_P
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V
• Index_W
• Index_X
• Index_Y
• Index_Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Sidebars