Linux Basic Operations FAQ
Table of Content
3.1.1 Filenames
3.1.2 What are the different directories for?
3.1.3 How do I run a program?
3.1.4 How can I change the PATH?
3.1.5 How can I shutdown my computer?
3.1.6 How do I deal with a hanged program?
3.1.7 Command options
3.2 Users, passwords, file permissions, and security
3.2.1 Home directories, root, adding user
3.2.2 About password security
3.2.3 I forgot the root password
3.2.4 I forgot my user password
3.2.5 Disabling or removing a user account
3.2.6 I have file permission problems. How do file ownership and permissions work?
3.2.7 My mp3 player chokes. The sound is kind of interrupted (how to set suid)
3.3 Job scheduling with "at", "batch", and cron
3.3.1 How do I execute a command in the "background"?
3.3.2 How do I execute a command at a specified time ( using "at"or "batch")?
3.3.3 How do I set up cron?
3.4.1 What's a shell and do I want to use a different one?
3.4.2 How do I customize my shell prompt?
3.4.3 Colour in text terminal
3.4.4 How do I print symbols on the console, in a text mode application, or in X?
3.4.5 How do I write a simple shell script?
3.4.6 Meaning of quotes
3.4.7 Input/output redirection
3.4.8 Shell special characters (metacharacters)
3.5 Package installation and rpm package manager
3.5.1 How do I install a program I downloaded from the Internet?
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