- $ (dollar sign)
- 
- regular expression
- Regular Expressions
 
- () (parentheses)
- 
- regular expression
- Regular Expressions
 
- (caret)
- 
- regular expression
- Regular Expressions
 
- * (regular expression)
- Regular Expressions
- * (wildcard)
- Filename Expansion
- . (regular expression)
- Regular Expressions
- / (slash)
- 
- root directory
- Files and Directories
 | Files and Directories
 
- /bin directory
- Files Present and Their
- /etc (directory)
- 
- system-wide configuration
- System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 | System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 
- /etc directory
- Files Present and Their
 | Files Present and Their
 | Files Present and Their
- /etc/X11/Xsession
- 
- modifying
- Customizing Your X Startup
 
- /root directory
- Files Present and Their
- /sbin directory
- Files Present and Their
- /user directory
- Files Present and Their
- /var directory
- Files Present and Their
- /tmp directory
- Files Present and Their
- ? wildcard
- Filename Expansion
- [] (brackets) 
- 
- regular expression
- Regular Expressions
 
-   (tilde)
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- absolute filenames
- Files and Directories
 | Using Files: A Tutorial
- abstractions
- Introduction to X
- Access screen
- 
- dselect
- Access
 
- accessing
- 
- files
- Mode
- filesystems
- Mounting a Filesystem
- Help file (installation)
- Select
 
- accounts
- 
- ordinary user
- Create an Ordinary User
 | Create an Ordinary User
- permissions
- Permissions
 | Permissions
- 
- example sessions
- Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
- file mode
- Mode
 | Mode
 | Mode
- file ownership
- File Ownership
 | File Ownership
 
- root user
- Working as Root
 | Working as Root
- superuser
- Set the Root Password
- user
- 
- logging in
- First Steps
 | First Steps
- plans
- Managing Your Identity
 | Managing Your Identity
 
 
- Acknowledgments
- no title
- activating
- 
- swap partition
- Initialize and Activate a
 | Initialize and Activate a
 
- ae
- no title
- ae (text editor)
- Text Editors
 | Using ae
- alias
- Aliases
- aliases
- Aliases
- Alt key
- Conventions
 | Conventions
- APM
- Shutting Down
- APM (Advanced Power Management)
- Shutting Down
- application software
- What Is Debian?
- applications
- 
- cfdisk
- Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
- configuration files
- Configuration Files
- dbootstrap
- Step-by-Step Installation
- 
- network configuration
- Configure the Network
 
- dselect
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Introduction
 | Introduction
- 
- Access screen
- Access
- multi-CD installation
- Access
- multi-NFS, multi-mount installation
- Access
- package states
- Select
 | Select
- Update screen
- Update
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
 
- exiting
- How to Read This
- file managers
- Introduction to X
- GNU documentation viewer
- Using info
 | Using info
- gzip
- File Compression with gzip
 | File Compression with gzip
- multitasking
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
- system binaries
- Files Present and Their
- tasks
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Select and Install Profiles
- text editores
- Text Editors
 | Text Editors
- text editors
- 
- ae
- Using ae
 
 
- archiving utilities
- Backup Tools
- arguments
- The Command Line and
- arranging
- 
- hard drive
- Partitioning Your Hard Drive
 | Background
 | Background
 
- asking technical questions
- Personal Help
 | Tips for asking questions
- assigning
- 
- job numbers to command lines
- Managing Processes with bash
 
- authentication
- 
- shadow passwords
- Shadow Password Support
 
- automatic filesystem mounting
- /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
 | /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
- backing up
- 
- disks
- Last Chance to Back
 
- backups
- 
- performing
- Before You Start
- utilities
- Backup Tools
- 
- GNU tar
- tar
 
 
- base system
- no title
 | no title
- configuring
- Debian Installation Steps
 | Choosing Your Installation Media
- installation
- Install the Base System
 | Configure the Base System
 
- bash
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
- commands
- 
- aliases
- Aliases
 
- environment variables
- 
- setting
- Environment Variables
 | Environment Variables
 
- Info help system
- 
- displaying
- Managing Processes with bash
 
 
- binary executables
- 
- comparing to source code
- Viewing Text Files
 
- binary files
- Working with Text Files
- viewing
- Viewing Text Files
 
- BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
- Booting the System
- black-and-white display
- 
- selecting
- Select Color or Monochrome
 
- block devices
- Device Files
 | /dev/null
- blocks
- Device Files
- bold face
- 
- typographical conventions
- Conventions
 
- boot floppies
- 
- creating
- Make a Boot Floppy
 
- boot loaders
- Before You Start
- LILO
- Make Linux Bootable Directly
 
- boot partition
- PC Disk Limitations
- boot process
- 
- LILO (Linux Loader)
- Booting the System
- query process
- Booting the System
- troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting the Boot Process
 
- booting
- 
- Debian
- Booting Debian
- from CD-ROM
- Choosing Your Installation Media
- from floppies
- Booting from Floppies
- operating systems
- 
- multiple
- Make Linux Bootable Directly
 
- smoke test
- The Moment of Truth
 
- Bourne shell
- The Shell
- bug reports
- 
- submitting
- Troubleshooting the Boot Process
 
- built-in dependencies
- 
- packages
- Select
 | Select
 
- built-in programs
- Where Commands Reside: The
- buttons
- 
- mouse operation
- The Mouse
 
- C shell
- The Shell
- canceling
- 
- selections (dselect)
- Select
 
- cd
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- cd command
- Using Files: A Tutorial
 | Using Files: A Tutorial
- CD-ROM
- 
- booting from
- Choosing Your Installation Media
 
- CD-ROMs
- 
- mounting
- Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
- unmounting
- Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 
- CDs
- 
- multi-CD installation
- Access
 | Access
- multi-NFS, multi-mount installation
- Access
 
- cfdisk
- Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
- Change Directory
- see  cd
- character devices
- Device Files
 | /dev/null
- characters
- 
- metacharacters
- Regular Expressions
 
- clients
- 
- X clients
- Introduction to X
- 
- network transparency
- Introduction to X
 
- X windows system
- X Clients
 | X Clients
- 
- selecting
- Customizing Your X Startup
 | Customizing Your X Startup
 
 
- closing
- 
- programs
- How to Read This
 
- color display
- 
- selecting
- Select Color or Monochrome
 
- Comand Line
- 
- History
- no title
 
- command history
- Command History and Editing
- command line
- Command History and Editing
 | Command History and Editing
 | no title
 | Describing the Command Line
 | Describing the Command Line
- structure
- The Command Line and
 
- command lines
- 
- job numbers
- 
- assigning
- Managing Processes with bash
 
 
- command-line shell
- The Shell
 | The Shell
- commands
- 
- aliases
- Aliases
- arguments
- The Command Line and
- Bash
- 
- wildcards
- Tab Completion
 
- cd
- Using Files: A Tutorial
 | Using Files: A Tutorial
- documentation
- Kinds of Documentation
 | Kinds of Documentation
- 
- info
- Using info
 | Using info
 
- egrep
- Regular Expressions
- ls
- Using Files: A Tutorial
 | Using Files: A Tutorial
 | Dot Files and ls -a
- man less
- Environment Variables
- mkdir
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- more
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- parameters
- The Command Line and
- shell commands
- 
- typing
- First Steps
 
- su
- Working as Root
- whoami
- Working as Root
 
- commercial software
- 
- comparing to proprietary
- What Is Free Software?
 
- comparing
- 
- binary and text files
- Viewing Text Files
- crackers and hackers
- What Is Free Software?
- hard links and symlinks
- Symbolic Links
- programs and processes
- Processes
- software
- 
- commercial and proprietary
- What Is Free Software?
 
- system-wide and user-specific configuration
- System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 | System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 
- compiling
- 
- packages
- Compiling Software
 
- compressing
- 
- files
- File Compression with gzip
 | File Compression with gzip
 
- Configuration
- 
- Base system
- no title
- comparing system-wide and user-specific
- System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 | System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
- Device drivers
- no title
- Modules
- no title
- networking
- 
- Ethernet
- Ethernet
- PPP
- The Easy Way: wvdial
 | The Easy Way: wvdial
 
- PCMCIA
- no title
 | Configure PCMCIA Support
- system-wide
- 
- /etc directory
- Files Present and Their
- automatic filesystem mounting
- /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
 | /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
- networking
- Networking
 | PPP
 | Preparation
 
- user-specific
- 
- dotfiles
- System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 
 
- configuring
- 
- base system
- Debian Installation Steps
 | Choosing Your Installation Media
- device drivers
- Configure Device Driver Modules
- keyboard
- Configure the Keyboard
- network
- Configure the Network
- packages
- Configure
 
- connections
- 
- networking
- 
- Ethernet
- Ethernet
- PPP
- PPP
 | Preparation
 | The Easy Way: wvdial
 | The Easy Way: wvdial
 
 
- consoles
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
- virtual consoles
- Virtual Consoles
 | Virtual Consoles
 
- controllers
- 
- SCSI
- 
- partitions, naming
- Device Names in Linux
 
 
- controlling
- 
- processes
- The Shell
 | The Shell
 
- conventions
- 
- typographical
- Conventions
 | Conventions
- 
- spaces
- Conventions
 
 
- copy-and-paste
- 
- mouse operation (X)
- The Mouse
 
- copying
- 
- large-scale
- Large-Scale Copying
 | Large-Scale Copying
 
- crackers
- 
- comparing to hackers
- What Is Free Software?
 
- creating
- 
- accounts
- 
- ordinary user
- Create an Ordinary User
 | Create an Ordinary User
- superuser
- Set the Root Password
 
- directories
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- disk images
- Creating Floppies from Disk
 | Creating Floppies from Disk
- plans
- Managing Your Identity
 | Managing Your Identity
 
- csh (C shell)
- The Shell
- current working directories
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- Current Working Directory
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- customizing
- 
- X windows system
- Customizing Your X Startup
 
- cylinder translation
- PC Disk Limitations
- daemon
- Processes
- dbootstrap
- Step-by-Step Installation
- network configuration
- Configure the Network
 
- Debian
- 
- booting
- Booting Debian
- 
- from CD-ROM
- Choosing Your Installation Media
 
- Web site
- What Is Free Software?
 
- Debian base system
- Debian Installation Steps
 | Choosing Your Installation Media
- Debian mailing list
- Personal Help
 | Personal Help
- deleting
- 
- directories
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- files
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
- named pipes
- Named Pipes (FIFOs)
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
 | Symbolic Links
 
- Deleting Files
- see  rm
- dependencies
- 
- packages
- Select
 | Select
 
- deselect
- 
- package maintenance
- dselect
 
- Devel_comp (profile)
- Planning Use of the
- developing
- 
- Free Software
- 
- Social Contract
- What Is Free Software?
 
- software
- 
- free software
- What Is Free Software?
 | What Is Free Software?
 
 
- development
- Who Creates Debian?
- device drivers
- 
- configuring
- Configure Device Driver Modules
 
- device files
- Device Files
 | /dev/null
- Device Names
- no title
- devices
- Device Names in Linux
 | Device Names in Linux
- abstractions
- Introduction to X
- base system
- 
- installing
- Install the Base System
 | Configure the Base System
 
- block devices
- Device Files
 | /dev/null
- character devices
- Device Files
 | /dev/null
- daemons
- Processes
- files
- 
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
 
- filesystems
- Concepts
- 
- automatic mounting
- /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
 | /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
 | The Real Nature of
- mount points
- Mounting a Filesystem
- mounting
- Mounting a Filesystem
 | Mounting a Filesystem
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
- proc
- The proc Filesystem
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
 | Symbolic Links
 | Symbolic Links
 
- naming
- Device Names in Linux
- output
- 
- redirecting
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 | stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
- PCMCIA
- 
- configuring
- Configure PCMCIA Support
 
- printers
- 
- troubleshooting
- Printing
 
- SCSI drives
- 
- partitions
- Device Names in Linux
 
- swap partitions
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 | Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 
- Dialup profile
- Planning Use of the
- Directories
- no title
 | Files and Directories
 | Files and Directories
 | Files and Directories
 | Files Present and Their
- /etc
- Files Present and Their
 | Files Present and Their
 | Files Present and Their
- 
- system-wide configuration
- System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 | System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 
- /root
- Files Present and Their
- /tmp
- Files Present and Their
- /user
- Files Present and Their
- /var
- Files Present and Their
- contents, displaying
- Files Present and Their
 | Files Present and Their
- copying
- Large-Scale Copying
 | Large-Scale Copying
- creating
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- current working directory
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- file systems
- 
- mount points
- Mounting a Filesystem
 
- filename expansion patterns
- Filename Expansion
 | Filename Expansion
- files
- 
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
 | The Real Nature of
- inodes
- The Real Nature of
 | The Real Nature of
- locating
- Finding Files
 | Finding Files
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
 
- filesystems
- Concepts
- 
- mounting
- Mounting a Filesystem
 | Mounting a Filesystem
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
 
- hard links
- 
- removing
- The Real Nature of
 
- home directory
- Files Present and Their
- modes
- Mode
- parent directories
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- paths
- Files and Directories
- permissions
- 
- example session
- Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
 
- removing
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- search path (shell)
- Where Commands Reside: The
 | Where Commands Reside: The
- shortcut directories
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
- system-wide
- 
- files, modifying
- Files Present and Their
 
 
- disk blocks
- 
- scanning
- Initialize and Activate a
 
- disk cache
- Shutting Down
- disk space
- 
- installation requirements
- Memory and Disk Space
 
- disks
- 
- backing up
- Last Chance to Back
- boot disks
- 
- LILO
- Booting the System
 
- boot floppies
- 
- creating
- Make a Boot Floppy
 
- filesystems
- 
- mount points
- Mounting a Filesystem
- mounting
- Mounting a Filesystem
 | Mounting a Filesystem
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
 
- floppies
- 
- booting from
- Booting from Floppies
 
- images
- 
- writing to floppies
- Creating Floppies from Disk
 | Creating Floppies from Disk
 
- removable
- 
- mounting filesystem
- Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
 
 
- displaying
- 
- directory contents
- Files Present and Their
 | Files Present and Their
- file contents
- Determining a File's Contents
- files
- 
- filename expansion pattern
- Filename Expansion
 
- Info help system
- Managing Processes with bash
- mounted filesystems
- Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
- text files
- Viewing Text Files
 
- displays
- 
- ae (text editor)
- Using ae
- dselect
- 
- Access screen
- Access
 
- X windows system
- 
- windows manager
- Introduction to X
 
 
- dividing
- 
- partitions
- Lossless Repartitioning
 
- documentation
- Kinds of Documentation
 | Kinds of Documentation
- GNU General Public License
- The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
- HOWTOs
- HOWTOs
- info
- Using info
 | Using info
 
- DOS (Disk Operating System)
- 
- partitioning
- Partitioning from DOS or
 | Lossless Repartitioning
 | Debian Installation Steps
 
- Dotfiles
- no title
 | Dot Files and ls -a
 | System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
- dpkg
- no title
- package maintenance
- dpkg
 
- dselect
- Select and Install Profiles
 | no title
 | Introduction
 | Introduction
 | Access
 | no title
- Access menu
- no title
- Access screen
- Access
- multi-CD installation
- Access
- package states
- Select
 | Select
- packages
- 
- configuring
- Configure
- installing
- Install
 | Install
 
- Select
- no title
- Select screen
- Select
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
- 
- exiting
- Select
 
- Update
- no title
- Update screen
- Update
 
- dump
- Backup Tools
- dump (backup utility
- Backup Tools
- editing
- 
- text
- Text Editors
 | Text Editors
 
- Editors
- no title
- egrep command
- Regular Expressions
- Emacs (text editor)
- Text Editors
 | Text Editors
- email
- 
- bug reports
- 
- troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting the Boot Process
 
- Debian mailing list
- Personal Help
 | Personal Help
 
- environment
- 
- variables
- 
- importing
- Environment Variables
 
 
- environment variables
- no title
 | Environment Variables
- bash
- 
- setting
- Environment Variables
 | Environment Variables
 
- PATH
- Where Commands Reside: The
 | Where Commands Reside: The
- proxy servers
- 
- setting
- Access
 
 
- environments
- Environment Variables
- error messages
- 
- standard error
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- X windows system
- 
- troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
 
 
- Ethernet
- 
- configuration 
- Ethernet
 
- example session
- 
- permissions
- Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
 
- execute permission
- Mode
- executing
- 
- programs
- 
- search path
- Where Commands Reside: The
 | Where Commands Reside: The
 
 
- exiting
- 
- ae (text editor)
- Using ae
- programs
- How to Read This
- Select screen (dselect)
- Select
- X windows system
- Leaving the X Environment
 | Customizing Your X Startup
 | Customizing Your X Startup
 
- expansion patterns
- Filename Expansion
 | Filename Expansion
- see also wildcards
- Filename Expansion
 
- exporting
- 
- shell variables
- Environment Variables
- variables to environment
- Environment Variables
 
- ext2 filesystem
- Concepts
- extended partitions
- PC Disk Limitations
 | Device Names in Linux
- FIFO (first-in-first-out)
- Named Pipes (FIFOs)
- file manager
- Using a File Manager
- file managers
- 
- icon-based
- Introduction to X
 
- file pagers
- 
- text files
- 
- viewing
- Viewing Text Files
 
 
- file systems
- Partitioning Your Hard Drive
 | Background
 | Background
- filename expansion pattern
- Filename Expansion
- filename expansion patterns
- Filename Expansion
- files
- no title
 | Files and Directories
 | Files and Directories
 | Files and Directories
- /etc/X11/Xsession
- 
- modifying
- Customizing Your X Startup
 
- access
- Mode
- binary
- Working with Text Files
- 
- viewing
- Viewing Text Files
 
- compressing
- File Compression with gzip
 | File Compression with gzip
- configuration files
- Configuration Files
- contents
- 
- displaying
- Determining a File's Contents
 
- current working directory
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- deleting
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- device files
- Device Files
 | /dev/null
- disk images
- Creating Floppies from Disk
 | Creating Floppies from Disk
- dotfiles
- Dot Files and ls -a
 | System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
- Editors
- no title
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
 | The Real Nature of
- inodes
- The Real Nature of
- large-scale copying
- Large-Scale Copying
 | Large-Scale Copying
- locating
- Finding Files
 | Finding Files
- moving
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- named pipes
- Named Pipes (FIFOs)
- naming conventions
- 
- troubleshooting
- Working with Strangely-Named Files
 
- permissions
- Permissions
 | Permissions
 | Security
- 
- example sessions
- Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
- mode
- Mode
 | Mode
 | Mode
- ownership
- File Ownership
 | File Ownership
 
- plans
- 
- creating
- Managing Your Identity
 | Managing Your Identity
 
- regular expressions
- Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
- sockets
- Sockets
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
- 
- removing
- Symbolic Links
 | Symbolic Links
 
- temporary
- Files Present and Their
- Text
- no title
- 
- editing
- Text Editors
 | Text Editors
 | Using ae
- viewing
- Viewing Text Files
 
- text files
- Working with Text Files
- uncompressing
- File Compression with gzip
 
- filesystems
- Filesystems
- automatic mounting
- /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
 | /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
- backing up
- Backup Tools
- 
- GNU tar
- tar
 
- ext2
- Concepts
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
 | The Real Nature of
- 
- deleting
- The Real Nature of
 
- listing
- Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
- mount points
- Mounting a Filesystem
- mounting
- Mounting a Filesystem
 | Mounting a Filesystem
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
- proc
- The proc Filesystem
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
 
- finding
- 
- documentation
- Kinds of Documentation
 | Kinds of Documentation
- files
- Finding Files
 | Finding Files
- system information
- Getting Information from the
 
- finger information
- 
- plans
- 
- creating
- Managing Your Identity
 
 
- FIPS
- Lossless Repartitioning
 | Lossless Repartitioning
- floppies
- 
- boot floppies
- 
- creating
- Make a Boot Floppy
 
- booting from
- Booting from Floppies
- disk images
- 
- writing
- Creating Floppies from Disk
 | Creating Floppies from Disk
 
- filesystem
- 
- mounting
- Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
 
- filesystems
- Mounting a Filesystem
 
- Floppy Disks
- no title
- fonts
- 
- selecting
- Starting the X Environment
- xterm
- 
- increasing size
- Starting the X Environment
 
 
- Free Software
- What Is Free Software?
- developing
- What Is Free Software?
- Social Contract
- What Is Free Software?
 
- Free Software Foundation
- What Is Free Software?
- fully-qualified filenames
- Files and Directories
- functionality
- What Is Debian?
- General Public License
- The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
- glossary
- Glossary
- GNOME desktop project
- Introduction to X
- GNU documentation viewer
- Using info
 | Using info
- GNU General Public License
- The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
- GNU Midnight Commander
- Using a File Manager
- GNU Project
- What Is Debian?
- GNU tar
- tar
- GNU tar (backup utility
- Backup Tools
- GNU/Linux
- 
- multiuser environment
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
 
- graphical user interfaces
- 
- see GUIs
- The X Window System
 | Introduction to X
 
- GUIs
- 
- abstractions
- Introduction to X
- icon-based file managers
- Introduction to X
- X Window
- The X Window System
 | Introduction to X
- X windows system
- 
- clients
- X Clients
 | X Clients
- clients, selecting
- Customizing Your X Startup
 | Customizing Your X Startup
- customizing
- Customizing Your X Startup
- exiting
- Leaving the X Environment
 | Customizing Your X Startup
 | Customizing Your X Startup
- mouse operation
- The Mouse
- starting
- Starting the X Environment
- troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
 | X Problems
- xdm
- Starting the X Environment
 
 
- gzip
- File Compression with gzip
 | File Compression with gzip
- Hacker Ethic
- What Is Free Software?
- hackers
- What Is Free Software?
- hard disk
- 
- Linux partition
- 
- initializing
- Initialize a Linux Partition
 | Initialize a Linux Partition
 
- partitioning
- 
- PC BIOS
- PC Disk Limitations
 
- swap partition
- 
- initializing
- Initialize and Activate a
 | Initialize and Activate a
 
 
- hard disks
- 
- partitioning
- Lossless Repartitioning
 | Debian Installation Steps
 | Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
- partitions
- 
- mounting
- Initialize a Linux Partition
 
- scanning
- Initialize and Activate a
 
- hard drive
- 
- organizing
- Partitioning Your Hard Drive
 | Background
 | Background
- partition
- 
- boot partition
- PC Disk Limitations
 
- partitioning
- Partitioning Your Hard Drive
 | Background
 | Background
- 
- cylinder translation
- PC Disk Limitations
- root partition
- Background
- swap partition
- Background
 
 
- hard drives
- 
- filesystems
- Mounting a Filesystem
- LILO
- 
- operating system, booting
- Booting the System
 
- partitioning
- 
- swap partitions
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 | Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 
- partitions
- 
- mounting
- Mount a Previously-Initialized Partition
 
 
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
 | The Real Nature of
- comparing to symlinks
- Symbolic Links
 | Symbolic Links
- deleting
- The Real Nature of
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
 
- hardware
- 
- abstractions
- Introduction to X
- device files
- Device Files
 | /dev/null
- video cards
- 
- support for
- Supported Hardware
 
 
- Hardware, supported
- no title
- Help file (installation)
- 
- accessing
- Select
 
- help system
- 
- HOWTOs
- HOWTOs
 
- hierarchies
- Concepts
- filesystems
- Concepts
- 
- mount points
- Mounting a Filesystem
- mounting
- Mounting a Filesystem
 | Mounting a Filesystem
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
 
 
- History
- see  Command Line History
- home directories
- Files Present and Their
- home directory
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- HOWTOs
- HOWTOs
- icon-based file managers
- Introduction to X
- images (disk)
- 
- writing to floppies
- Creating Floppies from Disk
 | Creating Floppies from Disk
 
- importing
- 
- variables to environment
- Environment Variables
 
- info
- no title
 | Using info
 | Using info
- Info help system
- Managing Processes with bash
- initializing
- 
- Linux partition
- Initialize a Linux Partition
 | Initialize a Linux Partition
- swap partition
- Initialize and Activate a
 | Initialize and Activate a
 
- inodes
- The Real Nature of
 | The Real Nature of
- hard links
- 
- removing
- The Real Nature of
 
 
- Installation
- 
- backups, performing
- Before You Start
- base system
- Install the Base System
 | Configure the Base System
- base system, configuring
- Debian Installation Steps
 | Choosing Your Installation Media
- boot floppies
- 
- creating
- Make a Boot Floppy
 
- CD-ROM
- no title
- device drivers
- 
- configuring
- Configure Device Driver Modules
 
- disks
- 
- backing up
- Last Chance to Back
 
- dselect
- Introduction
- 
- Access screen
- Access
 
- Floppies
- no title
- hard disks
- 
- partitioning
- Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
 
- hard drive
- 
-  partitioning
- Background
 | Background
- partitioning
- Partitioning Your Hard Drive
 
- Help file
- 
- accessing
- Select
 
- kernel
- Install Operating System Kernel
- keyboard configuration
- Configure the Keyboard
- Linux partition
- 
- initialization
- Initialize a Linux Partition
 | Initialize a Linux Partition
 
- main menu
- Debian GNU/Linux Installation Main
- master boot record
- Make Linux Bootable Directly
- Media
- no title
- memory requirements
- Memory and Disk Space
- Menu
- no title
- monitor display
- 
- color, selecting
- Select Color or Monochrome
 
- multi-NFS, multi-mount
- Access
- multi_cd
- Access
 | Access
- network
- 
- configuring
- Configure the Network
 
- packages
- Package Installation with dselect
- partitioning
- Partitioning Prior to Installation
 | Partitioning from DOS or
 | Lossless Repartitioning
 | Debian Installation Steps
- PCMCIA support
- 
- configuring
- Configure PCMCIA Support
 
- Prerequisites
- no title
- profiles
- Planning Use of the
- 
- selecting
- Select and Install Profiles
 
- root password
- 
- setting
- Set the Root Password
 
- smoke test
- The Moment of Truth
- swap partition
- 
- initialization
- Initialize and Activate a
 | Initialize and Activate a
 
- tasks
- 
- selecting
- Select and Install Profiles
 
- time zone
- 
- specifying
- Configure the Base System
 
 
- installations
- 
- network workstations
- Information You Will Need
- operating systems, multiple
- Before You Start
 
- installing
- 
- packages
- Install
 | Install
 
- Internet
- 
- Debian mailing list
- Personal Help
 | Personal Help
- online manual
- 
- viewing
- Environment Variables
 
 
- IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
- 
- Debian mailing list
- Personal Help
 | Personal Help
 
- ISPs
- 
- PPP
- PPP
 | Preparation
 
- italics
- 
- typographical conventions
- Conventions
 
- job
- Managing Processes with bash
- job numbers
- 
- assigning to command lines
- Managing Processes with bash
 
- jobs
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
- listing
- Managing Processes with bash
- starting
- Managing Processes with bash
- status
- 
- displaying
- Managing Processes with bash
 
- suspending
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
- terminating
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
 
- kernel
- 
- boot process
- 
- troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting the Boot Process
 
- installing
- Install Operating System Kernel
- PCMCIA
- 
- removing
- Remove PCMCIA
 
- virtual consoles
- Virtual Consoles
 | Virtual Consoles
 
- kernel:LILO (Linux Loader)
- Booting the System
 | Booting the System
- key combinations
- 
- dselect
- Select
 
- keyboard
- 
- configuring
- Configure the Keyboard
 
- killing
- 
- jobs
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
- X server
- Leaving the X Environment
 
- Korn shell
- The Shell
- languages
- 
- programming
- Software Development with Debian
 | Software Development with Debian
 
- LANs
- 
- Ethernet
- 
- configuration
- Ethernet
 
 
- large-scale copying
- Large-Scale Copying
 | Large-Scale Copying
- legal documentation
- 
- GNU General Public License
- The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 
- licenses
- 
- GNU General Public License
- The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 
- LILO
- Make Linux Bootable Directly
- LILO (Linux Loader)
- Booting the System
 | Booting the System
- limitations
- 
- partitions
- PC Disk Limitations
 
- Linux
- 
- devices
- Device Names in Linux
 | Device Names in Linux
 | Device Names in Linux
- GNU General Public License
- The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
 | The GNU General Public
- kernel
- 
- command line
- Describing the Command Line
 | Describing the Command Line
- disk cache
- Shutting Down
- virtual console
- Virtual Consoles
 | Virtual Consoles
 
 
- Linux Documentation Project
- Supported Hardware
- HOWTOs
- HOWTOs
 
- Linux native partition
- 
- creating
- Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
 
- Linux partition
- 
- initializing
- Initialize a Linux Partition
 | Initialize a Linux Partition
 
- Linux partitions
- 
- mounting
- Initialize a Linux Partition
 | Initialize a Linux Partition
 
- Linux swap partition
- 
- creating
- Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
 
- listing
- 
- aliases
- Aliases
- jobs
- Managing Processes with bash
- mounted filesystems
- Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
- processes
- Processes
 
- locating
- 
- documentation
- Kinds of Documentation
 | Kinds of Documentation
- files
- Finding Files
 | Finding Files
- system information
- Getting Information from the
 
- logging in
- First Steps
 | First Steps
- logical partitions
- PC Disk Limitations
 | Device Names in Linux
- long form
- 
- options
- The Command Line and
 
- ls
- Using Files: A Tutorial
 | no title
- ls command
- Using Files: A Tutorial
 | Using Files: A Tutorial
 | Dot Files and ls -a
- mailing list
- 
- Debian
- Personal Help
 | Personal Help
 
- main menu
- 
- installation
- Debian GNU/Linux Installation Main
 
- mainenance
- 
- packages
- What a Package Maintenance
 | What a Package Maintenance
- 
- deselect
- dselect
- dpkg
- dpkg
 
 
- man less command
- Environment Variables
- man pages
- The Command Line and
- managing
- 
- files
- Using a File Manager
 
- manual startup
- 
- X windows system
- Starting the X Environment
 
- master boot record
- 
- installation
- Make Linux Bootable Directly
 
- memory
- 
- disk cache
- Shutting Down
- installation requirements
- Memory and Disk Space
- swap partitions
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 | Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 
- menus
- 
- installation
- Debian GNU/Linux Installation Main
- 
- Partition a Hard Disk
- Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
 
 
- messages
- 
- error
- 
- standard error
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
 
- metacharacters
- 
- regular expressions
- Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
 
- mkdir command
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- mode (files)
- Mode
 | Mode
 | Mode
- modifier keys
- Conventions
 | Conventions
- modifying
- 
- files
- 
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
 
 
- modularity
- Introduction to X
- modules
- 
- device drivers
- 
- configuring
- Configure Device Driver Modules
 
- installation
- Install Operating System Kernel
 
- monitor
- 
- display color
- 
- selecting
- Select Color or Monochrome
 
 
- monochrome display
- 
- selecting
- Select Color or Monochrome
 
- more command
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- mount points
- Mounting a Filesystem
- mounting
- 
- CD-ROM
- Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
- filesystems
- Mounting a Filesystem
 | Mounting a Filesystem
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 | Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
- 
- automatic
- /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
 | /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
 
- floppy disks
- Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
- initialized partitions
- Mount a Previously-Initialized Partition
- partitions
- Initialize a Linux Partition
 | Initialize a Linux Partition
 
- mouse operation
- 
- X windows system
- The Mouse
 
- moving
- 
- files
- Using Files: A Tutorial
 
- msdos filesystem
- Concepts
- multi-NFS, multi-mount installation
- Access
- multi_cd installation
- Access
 | Access
- multiple operating systems
- 
- booting
- Make Linux Bootable Directly
 
- multitasking
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
 | A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
- processes
- Processes
 
- Multiuser
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
- multiuser environment
- 
- GNU/Linux
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
 
- multiuser environments
- 
- virtual console
- Virtual Consoles
 | Virtual Consoles
 
- mv command
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- named pipes
- Named Pipes (FIFOs)
- naming
- 
- devices
- Device Names in Linux
 | Device Names in Linux
 | Device Names in Linux
 
- naming conventions
- 
- files
- 
- troubleshooting
- Working with Strangely-Named Files
 
 
- navigating
- 
- dbootstrap
- Step-by-Step Installation
 
- nedit (text editor
- Text Editors
- netowrks
- 
- devices
- 
- output, redirecting
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 | stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
 
- network
- 
- configuring
- Configure the Network
 
- Network Configuration
- no title
- network transparency
- Introduction to X
- networking
- Networking
- Ethernet
- 
- configuration
- Ethernet
 
- PPP
- PPP
 | Preparation
- 
- configuration
- The Easy Way: wvdial
 | The Easy Way: wvdial
 
- sockets
- Sockets
 
- networks
- 
- servers
- 
- partitioning
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 
- terminals
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
- virtual console
- Virtual Consoles
 | Virtual Consoles
- workstations
- 
- installation
- Information You Will Need
 
- X servers
- Introduction to X
 
- online manual
- 
- builtin programs
- Where Commands Reside: The
- text, paging
- Environment Variables
- viewing
- Environment Variables
 
- Open Source Software
- What Is Free Software?
- operating system
- 
- booting
- 
- LILO (Linux Loader)
- Booting the System
 
- kernel
- 
- installing
- Install Operating System Kernel
 
 
- operating systems
- What Is Debian?
- backup tools
- Backup Tools
- 
- GNU tar
- tar
 
- boot loaders
- Before You Start
- Debian
- 
- booting
- Booting Debian
 
- functionality
- What Is Debian?
- GNU Linux
- 
- multiuser environment
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
 
- installation
- 
- partitioning
- Partitioning Prior to Installation
 | Partitioning from DOS or
 | Lossless Repartitioning
 | Debian Installation Steps
 
- LILO
- Make Linux Bootable Directly
- modularity
- Introduction to X
- multiple installations
- Before You Start
- multiple, booting
- Make Linux Bootable Directly
- root password
- 
- setting
- Set the Root Password
 
- swap partitions
- Background
- X windows system
- 
- troubleshooting
- X Problems
 
 
- options (commands)
- The Command Line and
- ordinary user accounts
- Create an Ordinary User
 | Create an Ordinary User
- organization
- 
- files
- Files and Directories
 | Files and Directories
 
- organizing
- 
- files
- Concepts
- hard drive
- Partitioning Your Hard Drive
 | Background
 | Background
 
- ouput
- 
- redirecting
- 
- pipelines
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
 
- output
- 
- redirecting
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 | stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 | stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- reversing
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
- overriding
- 
- package dependencies
- Select
 
- ownership (files)
- File Ownership
 | File Ownership
- packages
- Glossary
- canceling selection (dselect)
- Select
- compiling
- Compiling Software
- configuring
- Configure
- Debian base system
- Debian Installation Steps
 | Choosing Your Installation Media
- dependencies
- Select
 | Select
- development
- Who Creates Debian?
- installation
- Package Installation with dselect
- 
- multi-CD
- Access
 | Access
- multi-NFS, multi-mount
- Access
 
- installing
- Install
 | Install
- maintenance utilities
- What a Package Maintenance
 | What a Package Maintenance
- 
- deselect
- dselect
- dpkg
- dpkg
 
- profiles
- Planning Use of the
- see also dselect
- Introduction
 | Introduction
- selecting
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
- states (dselect)
- Select
 | Select
 
- PAGER environment variable
- Environment Variables
- parameters
- The Command Line and
- parent directories
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- partition
- 
- boot partition
- PC Disk Limitations
- Initialization
- no title
- 
- Swap
- no title
 
- Lossless
- no title
 
- Partitioning
- no title
 | Device Names in Linux
- cylinder translation
- PC Disk Limitations
- hard disks
- Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
- hard drive
- Partitioning Your Hard Drive
 | Background
 | Background
- 
- root partition
- Background
- swap partition
- Background
 
- Linux partition
- 
- initializing
- Initialize a Linux Partition
 | Initialize a Linux Partition
 
- PC BIOS
- PC Disk Limitations
- SCSI drives
- PC Disk Limitations
- servers
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- swap partition
- 
- initializing
- Initialize and Activate a
 | Initialize and Activate a
 
- swap partitions
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 | Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 
- partitions
- 
- mounting
- Initialize a Linux Partition
 | Initialize a Linux Partition
 | Mount a Previously-Initialized Partition
- surface scanning
- Initialize and Activate a
 
- passwords
- 
- logging in
- First Steps
 | First Steps
- root password
- 
- setting
- Set the Root Password
 
- shadow passwords
- Shadow Password Support
- superuser
- Working as Root
 
- PATH
- no title
- paths
- Files and Directories
- PC BIOS
- PC Disk Limitations
- PCMCIA
- no title
- configuring
- Configure PCMCIA Support
- removing
- Remove PCMCIA
 
- Permissions
- no title
 | Permissions
 | Permissions
 | Security
- access
- Mode
- example session
- Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
- file ownership
- File Ownership
 | File Ownership
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
- mode
- Mode
 | Mode
 | Mode
 
- PID
- Processes
- PID (Process Identification Number)
- Processes
- pipe operators
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- pipeline
- Managing Processes with bash
- pipelines
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- output
- 
- reversing
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
 
- pipes
- 
- named pipes
- Named Pipes (FIFOs)
 
- plans
- Managing Your Identity
 | Managing Your Identity
- PPP
- 
- configuration
- PPP
 | Preparation
- 
- wvdial
- The Easy Way: wvdial
 | The Easy Way: wvdial
 
 
- primary partitions
- PC Disk Limitations
- printenv
- Environment Variables
 | Environment Variables
- Printing
- no title
- troubleshooting
- Printing
 
- proc filesystem
- The proc Filesystem
- process groups
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
- Process Management
- no title
- Processes
- no title
 | Processes
- boot process
- 
- troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting the Boot Process
 
- comparing to programs
- Processes
- controlling
- The Shell
 | The Shell
- daemons
- Processes
- environments
- Environment Variables
- jobs
- 
- listing
- Managing Processes with bash
- starting
- Managing Processes with bash
- suspending
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
- terminating
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
 
- named pipes
- Named Pipes (FIFOs)
- PID (Process Identification Number)
- Processes
- redirection operators
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 | stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- standard input
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- standard output
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
- profiles
- Planning Use of the
 | Planning Use of the
- selecting
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Select and Install Profiles
 
- programming
- Software Development with Debian
 | Software Development with Debian
- programs
- 
- bash
- 
- aliases
- Aliases
 
- BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
- Booting the System
- built-in
- Where Commands Reside: The
- cfdisk
- Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
- comparing to processes
- Processes
- dbootstrap
- Step-by-Step Installation
- 
- network configuration
- Configure the Network
 
- dselect
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Introduction
 | Introduction
- 
- Access screen
- Access
- multi-CD installation
- Access
- multi-NFS, multi-mount installation
- Access
- package states
- Select
 | Select
- packages, configuring
- Configure
- packages, installing
- Install
 | Install
- Update screen
- Update
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
 
- executing
- 
- search path
- Where Commands Reside: The
 | Where Commands Reside: The
 
- exiting
- How to Read This
- file managers
- Introduction to X
- functionality
- What Is Debian?
- gzip
- File Compression with gzip
 | File Compression with gzip
- multitasking
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
- packages
- 
- maintenance utilities
- What a Package Maintenance
 | What a Package Maintenance
 | dpkg
 | dselect
 
- shell
- The Shell
 | The Shell
- software development
- Software Development with Debian
 | Software Development with Debian
- tasks
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Select and Install Profiles
- text editors
- Text Editors
 | Text Editors
- 
- ae
- Using ae
 
- wvdial
- 
- PPP configuration
- The Easy Way: wvdial
 | The Easy Way: wvdial
 
- X clients
- X Clients
 | X Clients
 
- Prompt, Changing
- Environment Variables
 | Environment Variables
- prompts
- 
- shell prompts
- First Steps
 
- proprietary software
- 
- comparing to commercial
- What Is Free Software?
 
- proxy servers
- 
- environment variables
- 
- setting
- Access
 
 
- PS1
- Environment Variables
 | Environment Variables
- pwd
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- pwd command
- Using Files: A Tutorial
 | Using Files: A Tutorial
- query process
- Booting the System
- questions
- 
- technical support
- Personal Help
 | Tips for asking questions
 
- quitting
- 
- ae (text editor)
- Using ae
- X windows system
- Customizing Your X Startup
 | Customizing Your X Startup
 
- RAM
- 
- disk cache
- Shutting Down
 
- RAM (Random Access Memory)
- 
- installation requirements
- Memory and Disk Space
 
- reading
- 
- device files
- Device Files
 
- redirecting
- 
- output
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- 
- pipelines
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
 
- Redirection
- no title
- redirection operators
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
- output
- 
- reversing
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
 
- regular expressions
- Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
- reinitializing
- 
- swap partition
- Initialize and Activate a
 
- removable disks
- 
- mounting filesystem
- Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip
 
- removing
- 
- directories
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
- PCMCIA
- Remove PCMCIA
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
 | Symbolic Links
 
- repartitioning
- 
- from Windows
- Partitioning from DOS or
 | Lossless Repartitioning
- hard drive
- Partitioning Your Hard Drive
 | Background
 | Background
 
- requirements
- 
- installation
- 
- memory
- Memory and Disk Space
 
 
- restrictions
- 
- partitions
- PC Disk Limitations
 
- reversing
- 
- output
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
- rm
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- root directory
- Files and Directories
 | Files and Directories
- root partition
- Background
- root password
- 
- setting
- Set the Root Password
 
- root user
- Working as Root
 | Working as Root
- see also superuser
- Files Present and Their
 
- saving
- 
- edited files (ae)
- Using ae
 
- scanning
- 
- hard disk
- Initialize and Activate a
 
- screen
- 
- display color
- 
- selecting
- Select Color or Monochrome
 
 
- screens
- 
- ae (text editor)
- Using ae
- dselect
- 
- Select
- Select
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
- Update
- Update
 
- X windows system
- 
- windows manager
- Introduction to X
 
 
- scrolling
- 
- commands
- Command History and Editing
 
- SCSI drives
- 
- partitioning
- PC Disk Limitations
- partitions
- Device Names in Linux
 
- search path
- Where Commands Reside: The
 | Where Commands Reside: The
- security
- 
- backups, performing
- Before You Start
- passwords
- 
- logging in
- First Steps
 | First Steps
- shadow passwords
- Shadow Password Support
 
- permissions
- Permissions
 | Permissions
 | Security
- 
- example session
- Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
- file mode
- Mode
 | Mode
 | Mode
- file ownership
- File Ownership
 | File Ownership
 
- root password
- 
- setting
- Set the Root Password
 
- root user
- Working as Root
 | Working as Root
 
- Select screen (dselect)
- Select
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
- selecting
- 
- color display
- Select Color or Monochrome
- fonts, xterm
- Starting the X Environment
- monochrome display
- Select Color or Monochrome
- packages
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
- 
- see also dselect
- Introduction
 | Introduction
 
- profiles
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Select and Install Profiles
- X clients
- Customizing Your X Startup
 | Customizing Your X Startup
 
- Server profile
- Planning Use of the
- servers
- 
- partitioning
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- proxy servers
- 
- environment variables, setting
- Access
 
- X server
- 
- killing
- Leaving the X Environment
 
- X servers
- Introduction to X
- 
- clients
- X Clients
 | X Clients
- network transparency
- Introduction to X
 
 
- sh (Bourne shell)
- The Shell
- shadow passwords
- Shadow Password Support
- sharing
- 
- software
- What Is Free Software?
 | What Is Free Software?
 
- Shell
- no title
 | The Shell
 | The Shell
 | no title
- built-in programs
- Where Commands Reside: The
- filename expansion patterns
- Filename Expansion
- output
- 
- reversing
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
- redirection operator
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 | stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- search path
- Where Commands Reside: The
 | Where Commands Reside: The
 
- shell commands
- 
- typing
- First Steps
 
- shell prompt
- 
- command history
- Command History and Editing
- command line
- Command History and Editing
 | Command History and Editing
 
- shells
- 
- Bourne shell
- The Shell
- C shell
- The Shell
- command lines
- 
- job numbers, assigning
- Managing Processes with bash
 
- current working directory
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- environments
- Environment Variables
- jobs
- 
- suspending
- Managing Processes with bash
 
- pipelines
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- process groups
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
- redirection operators
- 
- hard links
- The Real Nature of
 
- variables
- 
- exporting
- Environment Variables
 
- xterms
- Starting the X Environment
 
- shortcut directories
- Using Files: A Tutorial
- shortcuts
- 
- aliases
- Aliases
 
- Shutdown
- no title
- shutting down
- Shutting Down
- sites
- 
- Web
- 
- Debian
- What Is Free Software?
- Free Software Foundation
- What Is Free Software?
- Multi Disk HOWTO
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- video cards, support for
- Supported Hardware
 
 
- smoke test
- The Moment of Truth
- Social Contract
- What Is Free Software?
 | What Is Free Software?
 | What Is Free Software?
- sockets
- Sockets
- soft links
- Symbolic Links
- software
- 
- applications
- What Is Debian?
- development
- Who Creates Debian?
- free
- 
- developing
- What Is Free Software?
- Social Contract
- What Is Free Software?
 
- Free Software
- What Is Free Software?
- Open Source
- What Is Free Software?
- packages
- 
- mainenance utilities
- What a Package Maintenance
 | dpkg
 | dselect
 
 
- sofware
- 
- development
- Software Development with Debian
 | Software Development with Debian
 
- Source code
- Viewing Text Files
- comparing to binary executables
- Viewing Text Files
 
- spaces
- 
- typographical convention
- Conventions
 
- specifying
- 
- time zone
- Configure the Base System
 
- splitting
- 
- partitions
- Lossless Repartitioning
 
- Stallman, Richard M.
- 
- Why Software Should be Free
- What Is Free Software?
 
- standard error
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- standard input
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- standard output
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
- starting
- 
- ae (text editor)
- Using ae
- jobs
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
- X windows system
- Starting the X Environment
 
- startup
- 
- boot process
- 
- BIOS
- Booting the System
- query process
- Booting the System
 
- X windows system
- 
- customizing
- Customizing Your X Startup
 
 
- states
- 
- packages (dselect)
- Select
 | Select
 
- status
- 
- jobs
- 
- displaying
- Managing Processes with bash
 
 
- stdin
- no title
- stdout
- no title
- structure
- 
- command line
- The Command Line and
- directories
- Files and Directories
 
- su command
- Working as Root
- subdirectories
- 
- filename expansion patterns
- Filename Expansion
 | Filename Expansion
 
- submitting
- 
- bug reports
- Troubleshooting the Boot Process
 
- superuser
- Working as Root
 | Working as Root
- home directory
- Files Present and Their
 
- superuser account
- Set the Root Password
- surface scanning
- 
- hard disks
- Initialize and Activate a
 
- suspending
- 
- jobs
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
 
- swap partition
- Background
- initializing
- Initialize and Activate a
 | Initialize and Activate a
 
- swap partitions
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 | Recommended Partitioning Scheme
- Linux swap partition
- 
- creating
- Partition a Hard Disk
 | Partition a Hard Disk
 
 
- symlinks
- Symbolic Links
- comparing to hard links
- Symbolic Links
 | Symbolic Links
- removing
- Symbolic Links
 
- syntax
- 
- commands
- The Command Line and
 | Describing the Command Line
 | Describing the Command Line
- file searches
- Finding Files
 
- system binaries
- Files Present and Their
- system clock
- 
- setting
- Configure the Base System
 
- system configuration
- Debian Installation Steps
 | Choosing Your Installation Media
- dbootstrap
- Step-by-Step Installation
 
- system-wide configuration
- System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
- /etc directory
- Files Present and Their
- automatic filesystem mounting
- /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
 | /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount
- networking
- Networking
- 
- Ethernet
- Ethernet
- PPP
- PPP
 | Preparation
 | The Easy Way: wvdial
 | The Easy Way: wvdial
 
- packages
- 
- selecting
- Select
 | Select
 | Select
 
- permissions
- 
- file mode
- Mode
 | Mode
 | Mode
- file ownership
- File Ownership
 
- X windows system
- 
- customizing
- Customizing Your X Startup
 
 
- system-wide configuratoin
- System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
- Taper
- Backup Tools
- taper (backup utility)
- Backup Tools
- tar
- Backup Tools
 | no title
- tar (tape archiver
- tar
- tasks
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Select and Install Profiles
- tcsh
- The Shell
- technical support
- 
- asking questions
- Personal Help
 | Tips for asking questions
 
- temporary files
- Files Present and Their
- Terminal
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
- terminals
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
- consoles
- A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating
 
- terminating
- 
- jobs
- Managing Processes with bash
 | Managing Processes with bash
 
- testing
- 
- installation
- 
- smoke test
- The Moment of Truth
 
 
- text
- 
- bold face
- 
- typographical conventions
- Conventions
 
- fonts
- 
- xterm, selecting
- Starting the X Environment
 
- italicized
- 
- typographical conventions
- Conventions
 
- online manual
- 
- paging
- Environment Variables
 
- output
- 
- reversing
- stdin, stdout, Pipelines, and
 
- regular expressions
- Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
- wildcards
- 
- -
- Filename Expansion
- ?
- Filename Expansion
- file searches
- Finding Files
- filename expansion patterns
- Filename Expansion
 
 
- text editors
- Text Editors
- ae
- Using ae
 
- text files
- Working with Text Files
 | no title
- viewing
- Viewing Text Files
 
- time zone
- 
- specifying
- Configure the Base System
 
- tools
- 
- backups
- Backup Tools
- 
- GNU tar
- tar
 
- FIPS
- Lossless Repartitioning
 | Lossless Repartitioning
 
- troubleshooting
- 
- boot process
- Troubleshooting the Boot Process
- files
- 
- naming conventions
- Working with Strangely-Named Files
 
- printing
- Printing
- X windows system
- Troubleshooting
 | X Problems
 
- type
- Where Commands Reside: The
- typing
- 
- Bash commands
- 
- wildcards
- Tab Completion
 
- command line
- Command History and Editing
 | Command History and Editing
- commands
- 
- aliases
- Aliases
 
- modifier keys
- Conventions
 | Conventions
- shell commands
- First Steps
- wildcards
- 
- ?
- Filename Expansion
- filename expansion pattern
- Filename Expansion
 
 
- typographical conventions
- Conventions
 | Conventions
- bold face
- Conventions
- italics
- Conventions
- modifier keys
- Conventions
 | Conventions
- spaces
- Conventions
 
- uncompressing
- 
- files
- File Compression with gzip
 
- unmounting
- 
- CD-ROMs
- Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
 
- Update screen (dselect)
- Update
- user accounts
- 
- logging in
- First Steps
 | First Steps
- ordinary user
- Create an Ordinary User
 | Create an Ordinary User
- permission
- Permissions
 | Permissions
- permissions
- 
- example session
- Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
 | Permissions in Practice
- file ownership
- File Ownership
 | File Ownership
- mode
- Mode
 | Mode
 | Mode
 
- plans
- Managing Your Identity
 | Managing Your Identity
- root user
- Working as Root
 | Working as Root
- superuser
- Set the Root Password
 
- user-specific configuration
- System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 | System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
- dotfiles
- System-Wide Versus User-Specific Configuration
 
- utilities
- 
- archiving
- Backup Tools
- backup tools
- Backup Tools
- 
- GNU tar
- tar
 
- dbootstrap
- 
- network configuration
- Configure the Network
 
- dselect
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Introduction
 | Introduction
- 
- Access screen
- Access
- multi-CD installation
- Access
- multi-NFS, multi-mount installation
- Access
- package states
- Select
 | Select
- packages, configuring
- Configure
- packages, installing
- Install
 | Install
- Update screen
- Update
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
 | Select
 
- file manager
- Using a File Manager
- FIPS
- Lossless Repartitioning
 | Lossless Repartitioning
- GNU documentation viewer
- Using info
 | Using info
- gzip
- File Compression with gzip
 | File Compression with gzip
- package maintenance
- What a Package Maintenance
 | What a Package Maintenance
- 
- deselect
- dselect
- dpkg
- dpkg
 
- system binaries
- Files Present and Their
- tasks
- Select and Install Profiles
 | Select and Install Profiles
- text editors
- Text Editors
 | Text Editors
- 
- ae
- Using ae
 
 
- variables
- Environment Variables
- exporting
- Environment Variables
- shell
- 
- exporting
- Environment Variables
 
 
- vi (text editor)
- Text Editors
 | Text Editors
- video cards
- 
- support for
- Supported Hardware
 
- viewing
- 
- directory contents
- Files Present and Their
 | Files Present and Their
- file contents
- Using Files: A Tutorial
 | Determining a File's Contents
- files
- 
- filename expansion pattern
- Filename Expansion
 
- Info help system
- Managing Processes with bash
- job status
- Managing Processes with bash
- mounted filesystems
- Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
- online manual
- Environment Variables
- text files
- Viewing Text Files
 
- Virtual Consoles
- no title
 | Virtual Consoles
 | Virtual Consoles
- virtual devices
- Device Files
 | /dev/null
- web sites
- 
- Debian
- What Is Free Software?
 | Personal Help
 | Personal Help
- Free Software Foundation
- What Is Free Software?
- Multi Disk HOWTO
- Recommended Partitioning Scheme
 
- Web sites:video cards, support for
- Supported Hardware
- whoami command
- Working as Root
- Why Software Should be Free (Stallman, Richard M.)
- What Is Free Software?
- wildcards
- no title
 | Filename Expansion
- *
- Filename Expansion
- ?
- Filename Expansion
- Bash commands
- Tab Completion
- file searches
- Finding Files
- filename expansion pattens
- Filename Expansion
- regular expressions
- Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
 | Regular Expressions
 
- window managers
- Introduction to X
- Windows
- 
- partitioning
- Partitioning from DOS or
 | Lossless Repartitioning
 | Debian Installation Steps
 
- Work profile
- Planning Use of the
- workstations
- 
- installation
- Information You Will Need
 
- write permission
- Mode
- writing
- 
- disk images to floppies
- Creating Floppies from Disk
 | Creating Floppies from Disk
- to device files
- Device Files
- to named pipes
- Named Pipes (FIFOs)
 
- wvdial
- 
- PPP configuration
- The Easy Way: wvdial
 | The Easy Way: wvdial
 
- X clients
- Introduction to X
- network transparency
- Introduction to X
- selecting
- Customizing Your X Startup
 | Customizing Your X Startup
 
- X servers
- Introduction to X
- X Window
- The X Window System
 | Introduction to X
- X windows system
- 
- clients
- X Clients
 | X Clients
- 
- selecting
- Customizing Your X Startup
 | Customizing Your X Startup
 
- customizing
- Customizing Your X Startup
- exiting
- Leaving the X Environment
 | Customizing Your X Startup
 | Customizing Your X Startup
- mouse operation
- The Mouse
- network transparency
- Introduction to X
- starting
- Starting the X Environment
- troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
 | X Problems
- xdm
- Starting the X Environment
 
- X, troubleshooting
- no title
- xcoral (text editor)
- Text Editors
- xdm (X Display Manager)
- Starting the X Environment
- xterm
- 
- font size, increasing
- Starting the X Environment
- fonts
- 
- selecting
- Starting the X Environment
 
 
- xterms
- Starting the X Environment
- Zip Disks
- no title