本书是一本为Linux用户每天查阅命令而准备的重要案头参考书，深入而实用。全书汇总覆盖了大多数通用Linux发行版中所有与用户、编程、管理和网络相关的实际操作命令，书中还汇集了多种快速参考文档：bash、ksh、Emacs、vi、sed、gawk、CVS、Subversion、正则表达式、包管理和引导装载程序等。

《Linux技术手册》目前已更新到第五版，作为最不可或缺的GNU／Linux书籍，它在Linux社区里赢得了很多赞誉。这是一本为Linux用户每天查阅命令而准备的重要案头参考书，深入而实用。秉承“技术手册”系列丛书的一贯风格，本书此前的几个版本一直畅销至今。

《Linux技术手册》(第五版)覆盖了大多数通用Linux发行版中所有与拥护、编程、管理和网络相关的实际操作命令。这里汇集了多种快速参考文档：bash、ksh、Emacs、vi、sed、gawk、CVS、Subversion、正则表达式、包管理和引导装载程序等，它们与核心命令行实用程序一起全部被纳入这本清晰扼要的手册之中。本书所提及的内容均已在Fedora、Novell／suSE和Debian系统上测试通过(在其他发行版中也做过部分测试)。没有一本书能涵盖完全由某一个主流Linux发行版所提供的所有命令，而本书所包含的这个丰富命令集可适用于大多数发行版的用户。

《Linux技术手册》(第五版)不仅仅是一份参考列表。实用程序的诸多精妙细节都通过实例进行详细讲解。描述模式匹配(正则表达式)和版本控制的相关章节均会向读者介绍这些关键工具的背景知识。

Preface

1. Introduction

 The Excitement of Linux

 Distribution and Support

 Commands on Linux

 What This Book Offers

 Sources and Licenses

 Beginner's Guide

2. System and Network Administration Overview.

 Common Commands

 Overview of Networking

 Overview of TCP/IP

 Overview of Firewalls and Masquerading

 Overview of NFS

 Overview of NIS

 Administering NIS

 RPC and XDR

3. tinux Commands

 Alphabetical Summary of Commands

4. Boot Methods

 The Boot Process

 LILO: The Linux Loader

 GRUB: The Grand Unified Bootloader

 GRUB Commands

 Dual-Booting Linux and Windows NT/2000/XP

 Boot-Time Kernel Options

 initrd: Using a RAM Disk

5. Package Management

 The Red Hat Package Manager

 Yum: Yellowdog Updater Modified

 up2date: Red Hat Update Agent

 The Debian Package Manager

6. The Bash Shell and Korn Shell

 Overview of Features

 Invoking the Shell

 Syntax

 Functions

 Variables

 Arithmetic Expressions

 Command History

 Job Control

 Command Execution

 Restricted Shells

 Built-in Commands (Bash and Korn Shells)

7. Pattern Matching

 Filenames Versus Patterns

 Metacharacters

 Metacharacters, Listed by Program

 Examples of Searching

8. The Emacs Editor

 Conceptual Overview

 Command-Line Syntax

 Summary of Commands by Group

 Summary of Commands by Key

 Summary of Commands by Name

9. The vi, ex, and vim Editors

 Conceptual Overview

 Command-Line Syntax

 Review of vi Operations

 vi Commands

 vi Configuration

 ex Basics

 Alphabetical Summary of ex Commands

10. Thesed Editor

 Conceptual Overview

 Command-Line Syntax

 Syntax of sed Commands

 Group Summary of sed Commands

 Alphabetical Summary of sed Commands

11. The gawk Programming Language

 Conceptual Overview

 Command-Line Syntax

 Patterns and Procedures

 Built-in Variables

 Operators

 Variable and Array Assignment

 User-Defined Functions

 Gawk-specific Features

 Implementation Limits

 Group Listing of awk Functions and Commands

 Alphabetical Summary of awk Functions and Commands

 Source Code

12. Source Code Management: An Overview

 Introduction and Terminology

 Usage Models

 Source Code Management Systems

 Other Source Code Management Systems

13. The Concurrent Versions System (CVS)

 Conceptual Overview

 Command-Line Syntax and Options

 Dot Files

 Environment Variables

 Keywords and Keyword Modes

 Dates

 CVSROOT Variables

 Alphabetical Summary of Commands

14. The Subversion Version Control System

 Conceptual Overview

 Obtaining Subversion

 Using Subversion: A Quick Tour

 The Subversion Command Line Client: svn

 Repository Administration: svnadmin

 Examining the Repository: svnlook

 Providifig Remote Access: svnserve

 Other Subversion Components

Index