Book description
In this handy, compact guide, you'll explore a ton of powerful Fedora Linux commands while you learn to use Fedora Linux as the experts do: from the command line. Try out more than 1,000 commands to find and get software, monitor system health and security, and access network resources. Then, apply the skills you learn from this book to use and administer desktops and servers running Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or any other Linux distribution.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Starting with Fedora Linux
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2. Installing Fedora and Adding Software
- 2.1. Installing Fedora
- 2.2. Working with Software Packages
- 2.3. Using yum Software Repositories
- 2.4. Managing Software with rpm
- 2.5. Summary
- 3. Using the Shell
- 4. Working with Files
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5. Manipulating Text
- 5.1. Matching Text with Regular Expressions
- 5.2. Editing Text Files
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5.3. Listing, Sorting, and Changing Text
- 5.3.1. Listing Text Files
- 5.3.2. Paging Through Text
- 5.3.3. Paginating Text Files with pr
- 5.3.4. Searching for Text with grep
- 5.3.5. Replacing Text with sed
- 5.3.6. Translating or Removing Characters with tr
- 5.3.7. Checking Differences Between Two Files with diff
- 5.3.8. Using awk and cut to Process Columns
- 5.3.9. Converting Text Files to Different Formats
- 5.4. Summary
- 6. Playing with Multimedia
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7. Administering File Systems
- 7.1. Understanding File System Basics
- 7.2. Creating and Managing File Systems
- 7.3. Mounting and Unmounting File Systems
- 7.4. Checking File Systems
- 7.5. Checking RAID Disks
- 7.6. Finding Out About File System Use
- 7.7. Summary
- 8. Backups and Removable Media
- 9. Checking and Managing Running Processes
- 10. Managing the System
- 11. Managing Network Connections
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12. Accessing Network Resources
- 12.1. Running Commands to Browse the Web
- 12.2. Transferring Files
- 12.3. Sharing Remote Directories
- 12.4. Chatting with Friends in IRC
- 12.5. Using Text-Based E-mail Clients
- 12.6. Summary
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13. Doing Remote System Administration
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13.1. Doing Remote Login and Tunneling with SSH
- 13.1.1. Configuring SSH
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13.1.2. Logging in Remotely with ssh
- 13.1.2.1. Accessing SSH on a Different Port
- 13.1.2.2. Using SSH to Do Tunneling (X11 Port Forwarding)
- 13.1.2.3. Tunneling for X11 Clients
- 13.1.2.4. Tunneling for CUPS Printing Remote Administration
- 13.1.2.5. Tunneling to an Internet Service
- 13.1.2.6. Using SSH as a SOCKS Proxy
- 13.1.2.7. Using ssh with Public Key Authentication
- 13.1.2.8. Using Public Key Logins
- 13.1.2.9. Saving Private Keys to Use from a USB Flash Drive
- 13.2. Using screen: A Rich Remote Shell
- 13.3. Using a Remote Windows Desktop
- 13.4. Using Remote Linux Desktop and Applications
- 13.5. Sharing Desktops Using VNC
- 13.6. Summary
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13.1. Doing Remote Login and Tunneling with SSH
- 14. Locking Down Security
- A. Using vi or Vim Editors
- B. Shell Special Characters and Variables
- C. Getting Information from /proc
Product information
- Title: Fedora® Linux® TOOLBOX: 1000+ Commands for Fedora, CentOS, and Red Hat® Power Users
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2007
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470082911
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