Linux Command Line Guide

Introduction

Getting Started
Lab 1.1 The Linux Prompt
Lab 1.2 Modify the Prompt
Finding Help
Lab 1.3 Using man Pages

Understanding Users

Normal Users
Lab 2.1 Users and Groups
The root User
How to Acquire root Privileges
Lab 2.2 Acquire root Privileges
Passwords
The history Command
Lab 2.3: history Command

Managing the File System

Pathnames
Lab 3.1: Understanding Relative/Absolute Paths
Path and Environmental Settings
Lab 3.2: Check the PATH
A Linux Standard
Directories vs. Partitions in the File System
Lab 3.3: Recognizing Partitions
File Types
File Permissions
Lab 3.4: Recognize Permissions
Lab 3.5: Change File Permissions - chmod
Links

Diagnostic Tools

Purpose of the Shell
The Command Line
Structure of a Command
Lab 4.1: Linux Commands
Disk Space
Lab 4.2: Disk Space Use
Group Permissions
Lab 4.3: Adjusting Group Permissions
Timestamps
Lab 4.4: Checking File Timestamps

Process Management

Managing Processes
ps
Nice
Creation of Process
Lab 4.5: Listing Processes
Signals
How To Kill Processes
Prcoess States
top
Lab 4.6: top
Dealing with Wild Processes
Lab 4.7: Using Signals

Navigation

Lab 5.1: Navigation Tools

Text Manipulation

Search
Insert Mode: Changing Text
Saving and Exiting
Global Replacement
Lab 6.1 : Learning vim
Split Screen
Lab 6.2: Split Window
nano
Lab 6.3: Basic Nano

Locating Information

Search Packages
Search for Sizes
Search User Owned Files
Managing Versions
Using Aptitude to Locate Information
Using dpkg to Locate Information
Lab 7.1: Managing Package Versions

Managing System Logs

Lab 7.2: Web Server Log Files
View System Logs
Log File Rotation
Lab 7.3 Log Management

Creating Backups

Using tar
Lab 8.1 Simple tar Backup
Search the Contents of a tar File
Compress the Backups,Simple tar Script
Lab 8.2 Backup /home Directory with Script
rsync
Lab 8.3 rsync
Using dd to Back Up Partitions
Lab 8.4 Backup /boot Directory with dd

Managing Automated Actions

Using at
Lab 9.1: Using at, Using cron
Lab 9.2: Backup

Networking

LAN - Local Area Network
WAN - Wide Area Network
Network Basics, Test Network Connections
Display Routing Table
route
Reviewing Network Connections
Common Ports and Services
Lab 10.1 Network Troubleshooting

Basic Linux Commands

cp - Copy
Lab 11.1: Copy Files and Directories
date - Date
rm - Remove
Lab 11.2: Delete Files and Directories
mv - Move
mkdir - Make Directory
Lab 11.3 : Commands

SSH Secure Remote Access

SSH Basics
Lab 12.1: SSH Secure Connection
Generate a Key Pair
Preventing Man in the Middle
Known Hosts
Making Connections
Initializing a Connection to a Server
Transfer Files Using scp, Transfer Remote File to Local Machine
Transfer a Directory to Remote Server
Using sftp for Secure File Transfer
Change Port Number on Client
Connect With Keys Only
Lab 12.2: SSH Connect Without Passwords
Transferring Files With FileZilla
Connecting With FileZilla
Lab 12.3: SSH Move Directories
Lab 12.4: SFTP

Webmin: Remote Access

Lab 13.1 : Webmin Security
Lab 13.2 : Webmin Options