Linux in a Nutshell

Informationen zum Autor Ellen Siever is a writer and editor specializing in Linux and other open source topics. In addition to Linux in a Nutshell, she coauthored Perl in a Nutshell. She is a long-time Linux and Unix user, and was a programmer for many years until she decided that writing about computers was more fun. Stephen Figgins honed many of his computer skills while working as O'Reilly's book answer guy. A life long learner with many interests, Stephen draws on many resources to make difficult topics understandable and accessible. Now living in Lawrence, Kansas, he administrates Linux servers for Sunflower Broadband, a cable company. When not found working with computers, writing, or spending time with his family, you will likely find him outdoors. Stephen teaches wilderness awareness and living skills. Robert Love has been a Linux user and hacker since the early days. He is active in--and passionate about--the Linux kernel and GNOME desktop communities. His recent contributions to the Linux kernel include work on the kernel event layer and inotify. GNOME-related contributions include Beagle, GNOME Volume Manager, NetworkManager, and Project Utopia. Currently, Robert works in the Open Source Program Office at Google. Robert is the author of Linux Kernel Development (SAMS 2005) and the co-author of Linux in a Nutshell (2006 O'Reilly). He is also a Contributing Editor at Linux Journal. He is currently working on a new work for O'Reilly that will be the greatest book ever written, give or take. Robert holds a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Florida. A proud Gator, Robert was born in South Florida but currently calls home Cambridge, MA. Arnold Robbins, an Atlanta native, is a professional programmer and technical author. He has worked with Unix systems since 1980, when he was introduced to a PDP-11 running a version of Sixth Edition Unix. He has been a heavy AWK user since 1987, when he became involved with gawk, the GNU project's version of AWK. As a member of the POSIX 1003.2 balloting group, he helped shape the POSIX standard for AWK. He is currently the maintainer of gawk and its documentation. He is also coauthor of the sixth edition of O'Reilly's Learning the vi Editor. Since late 1997, he and his family have been living happily in Israel. Klappentext Everything you need to know about Linux is in this book. Written by Stephen Figgins, Ellen Siever, Robert Love, and Arnold Robbins -- people with years of active participation in the Linux community -- Linux in a Nutshell, Sixth Edition, thoroughly covers programming tools, system and network administration tools, the shell, editors, and LILO and GRUB boot loaders. This updated edition offers a tighter focus on Linux system essentials, as well as more coverage of new capabilities such as virtualization, wireless network management, and revision control with git. It also highlights the most important options for using the vast number of Linux commands. You'll find many helpful new tips and techniques in this reference, whether you're new to this operating system or have been using it for years. * Get the Linux commands for system administration and network management * Use hundreds of the most important shell commands available on Linux * Understand the Bash shell command-line interpreter * Search and process text with regular expressions * Manage your servers via virtualization with Xen and VMware * Use the Emacs text editor and development environment, as well as the vi, ex, and vim text-manipulation tools * Process text files with the sed editor and the gawk programming language * Manage source code with Subversion and git Zusammenfassung Focusing on Linux system essentials, this title covers programming tools, system and network administration tools, the shell, editors, LILO and GRUB boot options, and highlight...

Table des matières

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Introduction
The Excitement of Linux
Distribution and Support
Commands on Linux
What This Book Offers
Sources and Licenses
Beginner's Guide
Chapter 2 System and Network Administration Overview
Common Commands
Overview of Networking
Overview of TCP/IP
Overview of Firewalls and Masquerading
Overview of NFS
Overview of NIS
Administering NIS
RPC and XDR
Chapter 3 Linux Commands
Alphabetical Summary of Commands
Chapter 4 Boot Methods
The Boot Process
LILO: The Linux Loader
GRUB: The Grand Unified Bootloader
GRUB Commands
Dual-Booting Linux and Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Boot-Time Kernel Options
initrd: Using a RAM Disk
Chapter 5 Package Management
Yum: Yellowdog Updater Modified
The Red Hat Package Manager
The Debian Package Manager
Chapter 6 The Bash Shell
Overview of Features
Invoking the Shell
Syntax
Functions
Variables
Arithmetic Expressions
Command History
Job Control
Command Execution
Restricted Shells
Built-in Commands
Chapter 7 Pattern Matching
Filenames Versus Patterns
Metacharacters
Metacharacters, Listed by Program
Examples of Searching
Chapter 8 The Emacs Editor
Conceptual Overview
Command-Line Syntax
Summary of Commands by Group
Summary of Commands by Key
Summary of Commands by Name
Chapter 9 The vi, ex, and vim Editors
Conceptual Overview
Command-Line Syntax
Review of vi Operations
vi Commands
vi Configuration
ex Basics
Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands
Chapter 10 The sed Editor
Conceptual Overview
Command-Line Syntax
Syntax of sed Commands
Group Summary of sed Commands
Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands
Chapter 11 The gawk Programming Language
Conceptual Overview
Command-Line Syntax
Patterns and Procedures
Built-in Variables
Operators
Variable and Array Assignment
User-Defined Functions
gawk-Specific Features
Implementation Limits
Group Listing of awk Functions and Commands
Alphabetical Summary of awk Functions and Commands
Chapter 12 Source Code Management: An Overview
Introduction and Terminology
Usage Models
Source Code Management Systems
Other Source Code Management Systems
Chapter 13 The Subversion Version Control System
Conceptual Overview
The Subversion Command Line Client: svn
Repository Administration: svnadmin
Examining the Repository: svnlook
Providing Remote Access: svnserve
Chapter 14 The Git Version Control System
Conceptual Overview
Using Git: A Quick Tour
The Git Command Line Client: git
Chapter 15 Virtualization Command-Line Tools
Conceptual Overview
Basic Virtualization Operations
Xen
KVM
libvirt and Red Hat Virtual Machine Manager
libvirt and Virtual Machine Manager Commands
VMware ESX 3.5
VMware Networking Colophon

A propos de l'auteur

Ellen Siever is a writer and editor specializing in Linux and other open source topics. In addition to Linux in a Nutshell, she coauthored Perl in a Nutshell. She is a long-time Linux and Unix user, and was a programmer for many years until she decided that writing about computers was more fun.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stephe Figgins, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Robert et al Love, Arnold Robbins, Elle Siever, Ellen Siever, Siever Ellen
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 13.10.2009
• EAN: 9780596154486
• ISBN: 978-0-596-15448-6
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Informatique, ordinateurs > Systèmes d'exploitation, interfaces d'utilisateur; Linux, COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / General, COMPUTERS / Programming / Open Source, Open source and other operating systems, linux sed gawk reference