Guide to Unix

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Wikibooks Guide to Unix Computing

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Introduction | Why Unix-like | Platforms (Linux, BSD) | Explanations
Quick Reference (Commands, Environment Variables, Files) | License

This is the Wikibooks Guide to Unix Computing, or for short, Guide to Unix. It describes Unix and Unix-like systems for users and system administrators. We include a guide to commands which lists several of the common shell commands. This guide has at least 34 modules!

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Contents 1 Brief contents 2 Authors 3 History 4 Other Wikibooks

[edit] Brief contents

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Sparse text	Developing text	Maturing text	Developed text	Comprehensive text:

• Introduction introduction to the format of this book and current status
• Why Unix-like why use a Unix-like system?
• Platforms
  • Linux the basic traits of Linux systems (October 2, 2005)
  • BSD the basic traits of *BSD systems (October 2, 2005)
• Explanations introduction and description of various Unix-like topics (October 19, 2005)
  • Command Line
  • Common Programs
  • Administration
  • Storage
  • Networking
  • Beyond This Book
• Quick Reference
  • Commands commands listed conveniently in categories (October 2, 2005)
  • Environment Variables USER, EDITOR, PATH...
  • Files configuration and device files of /etc/ and /dev (October 2, 2005)
• GNU Free Documentation License how you can copy, modify, and redistribute this book

[edit] Authors

1. Kernigh, added much content, started Explanations
2. The authors of Guide to UNIX/Files and Guide to UNIX/Commands
3. Other and anonymous contributors
4. Other Sources

[edit] History

Some text of this book was adapted December 2005 from the deleted Wikipedia article "Talk:Transwiki:Useful unix command". Its edit history is available at Talk:Transwiki:Useful unix command.

[edit] Other Wikibooks

There are some other Wikibooks that one might find useful.

• A Neutral Look at Operating Systems comparison between Unix, Unix, and non-Unix
• UNIX Computing Security keep that computer safe
• Wikibooks for Unix utilities:
  • Bourne Shell Scripting a common Unix shell
  • Learning the vi editor a frequently-encountered text editor
• Many Unix-like systems feature free software, and some are entirely made of it:
  • FLOSS Concept Booklet and Open Source explain the concept.
  • Use the Source is a more general description of the purpose and origin of free and open source software.
• Wikibooks for the graphical user interface and the GNOME and KDE desktops:
  • Guide to X11 X Window System
  • Using GNOME GNU Network Object Model Environment
  • Using KDE K Desktop Environment
• Programming Wikibooks and Modules
  • C Programming - C is the programming language for Unix
  • C++ Programming - C++ is a popular programming language for Unix, it evolved from C.
  • Wikibook module Serial communications in Linux and Unix from the Serial Data Communications book.