Learning Red Hat Linux, Third Edition

Index

Symbols

1023 cylinder limit, Obtaining Sufficient Disk Space

2> (redirection operator), Input/Output Redirection and Piping, The while command

2>& (redirection operator), Input/Output Redirection and Piping

& (ampersand), Correcting Commands, Periscope: A Useful Networking Script

* (asterisk), Finding a file, Filename Globbing

' (backquote), Quoted Strings

\ (backslash), Correcting Commands, Quoted Strings

! (bang), Filename Globbing

/boot partition, creating, Create the /boot partition

{} (curly braces), Shell Variables

$ (dollar sign), Logging In

and shell variables, Shell Variables

. (dot)

in filenames, Displaying directory contents

working directory, Absolute and relative pathnames

./ (dot-slash), Running programs

" (double quote), Quoted Strings

/ (forward slash), Absolute and relative pathnames, Creating a directory

# (hash mark), Correcting Commands, Logging In

.. (parent directory), Absolute and relative pathnames

| (pipe), Displaying directory contents, Input/Output Redirection and Piping, Input/Output Redirection and Piping

less command and, Shell Variables

? (question mark), Filename Globbing

> (redirection operator), Correcting Commands, Input/Output Redirection and Piping

/root, The directory tree

/ (root directory), What to add

partition, creating, Create the / partition

; (semicolon), Correcting Commands

' (single quote), Creating a directory, Quoted Strings

[ ] (square brackets), Filename Globbing

~ (tilde), Creating Web Pages, Filename Globbing

home directory and, Filename Globbing

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