The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use



O'Reilly Media, Inc. | ISBN-13: 9781593270315 | English | PDF | Pages 824 | Size: 3.67 MB


Release Notes
Featuring hundreds of new Linux RRecipes for Everyday Use, S this second edition is the power user's guide to getting the most out of Linux. Organized by general task (such as working with text, managing files, and manipulating graphics), each section contains a series of step-by-step recipes that help the reader get work done quickly and efficiently, most often from the command line.

Table Of Contents

I Working with Linux 1
1 Introduction 3
2 What every Linux user knows 27
3 The shell 53
4 The X window system 95
II Files 123
5 Files and directories 125
6 Sharing files 163
7 Finding files 171
8 Managing files 187
III Text 209
9 Viewing text 211
10 Editing text 231
11 Grammar and reference 275
12 Analyzing text 293
13 Formatting text 305
14 Searching text 333
15 Typesetting and word processing 357
16 Using fonts 395
IV Images 405
17 Viewing images 407
18 Editing images 421
19 Importing images 441
20 PostScript 451
V Sound 461
21 Playing and recording sound 463
22 Audio compact discs 477
23 Editing sound files 487
VI Productivity 499
24 Disk storage 501
25 Printing 509
26 Cross-platform conversions 525
27 Reminders 537
28 Scheduling 555
29 Mathematics 561
30 Amusements 583
VII Networking 595
31 Communications 597
32 Email 611
33 The World Wide Web 637
34 Other Internet services 671
Appendices 697
App. A Administrative issues 699
App. B Conventional file name extensions 723
App. C Setting up your home directory 727

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