Guide to Unix/Explanations
This part of the guide contains a list of various topics which introduce and explain the use and administration of Unix-like systems.
There is an attempt to organise the subpages into parts.
Part 1: Command Line
edit- Shell Prompt introducing the shell, commands, and arguments
- Quoting and Filename Expansion
- Pipes and Job Control
- Signals
- Choice of Shell
- Environment environment variables and process limits
- Connecting to Remote Unix accessing remote shells and files
Part 2: Common Programs
editPart 3: Administration
edit- Becoming Root su and sudo for running commands as the root user
- Installing Packages binary packages from your OS-vendor
Part 4: Hardware
edit- Determining Hardware what hardware is my system using?
- Filesystems and Swap mounting disks, formatting and mounting disk images
- Partitioning Disks creating and editting partition maps
- Compact Discs playing audio, ripping with cdparanoia, burning with cdrecord
Part 5: Networking
edit- Interprocess Communication pipes, sockets, packets, local versus network
- Real Networking Interfaces Ethernet, PPP, wireless
- Fake Networking Interfaces loopback, bridges, encapsulation
- This list needs more topics.
Part 6: Electronic Mail
edit- Mail Server Overview Incoming Mail, Outgoing Mail, Local Mail, Client Connectivity
- Mail Server Related Terminology
Part 7: Security
edit- Firewalls How firewalls work and how to configure them
Part 8: Beyond This Book
edit- Finding Additional Help search engines and user groups