Guide to Unix

This is the Guide to Unix Computing, or for short, Guide to Unix. It describes Unix and Unix-like systems for users and system administrators. It includes guide to Unix commands.

Brief contents



 * /Introduction/
 * /Why Unix-like/

Explanations of topics

 * Command Line
 * Common Programs
 * Administration
 * Storage
 * Networking
 * Electronic Mail
 * Security
 * Beyond This Book

Quick reference

 * /Commands/ - commands listed conveniently in categories
 * /Environment Variables/ - USER, EDITOR, PATH...
 * /Files/ - configuration and device files of /etc/ and /dev

Varieties

 * /Variants/
 * /Linux/ - the basic traits of Linux systems
 * /BSD/ - the basic traits of *BSD systems

Appendices

 * /Index/
 * /Links/

Other Wikibooks

 * A Neutral Look at Operating Systems
 * UNIX Computing Security
 * Unix utilities: Bourne Shell Scripting, Learning the vi Editor
 * The windows managers: Guide to X11, Using GNOME, Using KDE
 * Programming: C, C++, Serial Programming/Serial Linux