Hour 7. Looking into Files

By this point, you've learned a considerable number of UNIX commands and a lot about the operating and file systems. This hour focuses on UNIX tools to help you ascertain what types of files you've been seeing in all the different directories. It then introduces five powerful tools for examining the content of files.

Get Sams Teach Yourself UNIX® in 24 Hours Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.