Archive for the 'Linux' Category

Managing Software with yum

July 3, 2008

About Packages
Each package is a compressed archive containing product information, program files, icons, documentation and management scripts. Management applications use these files to safely locate, install, update [...]

Browse The File System

March 28, 2008

cd changes derectories

cd 

To your home directory

cd ..

To your home directory

cd -

To your previous working directory

Listing Directory Contents

ls -a 

include hidden files

ls -l

long listing style

ls -R

Recurse through directories

Copying Files & Directories

cp -i source destination

interactive(ask before overwriting file)

cp -R source destination

recursive (recursively copy an entire directory tree)

Creating & Removing Files

touch 

create empty file or update filetimestamps

rm -i 

interactive(ask before removing [...]

Linux File Permission

March 12, 2008

What are permissions?
On a UNIX web server, every single file and folder stored on the hard drive has a set of permissions associated with it, which says who is allowed to do what with the file. Every file (and folder) also has an “owner” and a “group” associated with it. If you created the file, [...]

RHCE Course Content

March 2, 2008

RH033 Red Hat Linux Essentials

UNIT 1- Overview
   Objectives
   Agenda
   UNIX History
   UNIX Principles
   GNU Project/FSF
   GPL - GNU General Public License
   Linux Origins
   Why Linux?
   Red hat Enterprise Linux
   Recommended hardware Specifications
   Local Logins
   Virtual Consoles
   Running Commands
   Changing Your Password
   Linux Graphical Environments
   End of Unit 1
UNIT 2- Command Line File system Browsing
   Objectives
   Agenda
   Linux File Hierarchy Concepts
   Current Working Directory
   Changing Directories
   Listing Directory Contents
   The Home Directory
   Absolute Pathnames
   Relative Pathnames
   File Names
   Copying Files and Directories
   Copying Files [...]