[luau] "A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux 8"

[W. Wayne Liauh]

This seems to be a good book. I will be getting a copy when it comes out 
(expected published date: Dec. 20, 2002). If it turns out to be good, I 
will get another copy and place it in KCC library.


I. THE LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM.

1. GNU/Linux: A Product of the Internet.
The GNU/Linux Connection.
The Heritage of GNU/Linux: UNIX.
What's So Good about GNU/Linux?
Overview of Linux.
Additional Features of Linux.

2. Getting Started.
Before You Start.
Red Hat Linux.
passwd: Change Your Password.
Documentation beef up info coverage.
Tutorial: Use pico to Create/Edit a File.
Basic Utilities.
Special Characters.

3. Introduction to the GNU/Linux Utilities.
Work with Files.
(Pipe): Communicate Between Processes.
Four More Utilities.
Compress and Archive a File.
Locate Commands.
Obtain User and System Information.
Communicate with Other Users.
E-mail.

4. The Linux Filesystem.
The Hierarchical Filesystem.
Directory and Ordinary Files.
Work with Directories.
Access Permissions.
Links.

5. The Shell I.
The Command Line.
Standard Input and Standard Output.
Redirection.
/dev/null: Data Sink.
Pipes.
Run a Program in the Background.
Filename Generation/Pathname Expansion.
Builtins.

II. INTERMEDIATE LINUX.


6. X and GUI.
X and GUI: Desktop, Window, & Mouse.
X Window System.
.xinitrc.
.Xdefaults.
X Applications.

7. GNOME Desktop Manager.
Get Started.
Nautilus: File Manager, Browser, and More.
GNOME Utilities.
Customizing GNOME.
The Sawfish Window Manager.

8. KDE.
Get Started.
KDE Utilities.
Konqueror Browser/File Manager.
Menus.
Bookmarks.
Customize KDE.

9. Networking and the Internet.
Types of Networks & How They Work.
Communicate over a Network.
Network Utilities.
Distributed Computing.
Usenet.
Tutorial: Use pine as a Newsreader.
Netnews with Mozilla.
WWW: World Wide Web.

10. The vim Editor.
History.
Tutorial: Create and Edit a File with vim.
Introduction to vim Features.
Command Mode—Move the Cursor.
Input Mode.
Command Mode—Delete and Change Text.
Search and Substitute.
Miscellaneous Commands.
Yank, Put, and Delete Commands.
Read and Write Files.
Set Parameters.
Advanced Editing Techniques.
Units of Measure.

11. The emacs Editor.
History.
Tutorial: Get Started with emacs.
Basic Editing Commands.
Online Help.
Advanced Editing Topics.
Language-Sensitive Editing.
Customize emacs.
emacs and the X Window System.
Resources for emacs.

12. The Shell II: The Bourne Again Shell.
Background.
Assignment Statements.
Creating a Simple Shell Script.
Command Separation and Grouping.
Redirect Standard Error.
noclobber: Avoid Overwriting Files.
Job Control.
Directory Stack Manipulation.
Processes.
Parameters and Variables.
History.
Command Line Editing.
Alias.
Command Line Expansion.

13. Programming the Bourne Again Shell.
Control Structures.
if…then.
if…then…else.
if…then…elif.
for…in.
for.
while.
until.
case.
select.
Expanding Null or Unset Variables.
String Pattern Matching.
Filename Generation.
Builtins.
Functions.

14. The TC Shell.
Shell Scripts.
Entering and Leaving the TC Shell.
Features Found in Both the Bourne Again and TC Shells.
Redirecting Standard Error.
Command Line Expansion.
Command Line Editing.
Spelling Correction.
Variables.
Control Structures.
if.
goto.
if…then…else.
foreach.
while.
switch.
Builtins.

15. The Z Shell and Advanced Shell Programming.
Z Shell Basics.
Variables.
Builtins.
select.
repeat.
Command Line Editing.
Command Processing.
Shell Programs.
Z Shell Options (set).

16. Programming Tools.
Programming in C.
Using Shared Libraries.
make: Keep a Set of Programs Current.
Debugging C Programs.
Threads.
System Calls.
Source Code Management.

17. Red Hat Linux System Administration.
System Administrator and Superuser.
Overview of Installing Red Hat Linux.
Install and Remove Software.
Keep Software up to Date.
System Operation.
File, Directory, and Filesystem.
GUI System Administration Tools.
User and Group Account Configuration.
Back Up Files.
Manage Printers.
Configure Network Services.
Rebuild the Red Hat Kernel check with new kernel.
PAM.
Administration Utilities.
Administration Tasks.
Get Help.

III. LINUX UTILITY PROGRAMS.


Utilities That Display and Manipulate Files.
Network Utilities.
Communication Utilities.
Utilities That Display and Alter Status.
Utilities That Are Programming Tools.
Source Code Management (RCS, CVS) Utilities.
Miscellaneous Utilities.
The cvs-commands.