Table Of Contents - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... i
1. Changes to This Manual ........................................................................................................ i
2. Document Conventions......................................................................................................... ii
3. Copying and Pasting Text With X........................................................................................ iv
4. Using the Mouse ................................................................................................................... v
5. We Need Feedback! .............................................................................................................. v
6. Sign Up for Support .............................................................................................................. v
I. Starting Out ...................................................................................................................................... i
1. Getting Started ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Setup Agent........................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Introductory Terms................................................................................................. 4
1.3. Logging In.............................................................................................................. 6
1.4. Graphical Interface................................................................................................. 8
1.5. Opening a Shell Prompt ......................................................................................... 8
1.6. Creating a User Account........................................................................................ 8
1.7. Documentation and Help ..................................................................................... 10
1.8. Logging Out ......................................................................................................... 12
1.9. Shutting Down your Computer ............................................................................ 13
2. Using the Graphical Desktop .............................................................................................. 15
2.1. Using the Desktop................................................................................................ 15
2.2. Using the Panel .................................................................................................... 16
2.3. Using Nautilus .................................................................................................... 18
2.4. Start Here ............................................................................................................. 19
2.5. Logging Out ......................................................................................................... 22
3. Shell Prompt Basics ............................................................................................................ 25
3.1. Why Use a Shell Prompt...................................................................................... 25
3.2. The History of the Shell....................................................................................... 25
3.3. Determining Your Current Directory with
3.4. Changing Directories with
3.5. View Directory Contents with ls.......................................................................... 29
3.6. Locating Files and Directories ............................................................................. 30
3.7. Clearing and Resetting the Terminal.................................................................... 31
3.8. Manipulating Files with
3.9. Pipes and Pagers .................................................................................................. 35
3.10. More Commands for Reading Text Files........................................................... 37
3.11. Command History and Tab Completion ............................................................ 39
3.12. Using Multiple Commands ................................................................................ 40
3.13. Ownership and Permissions............................................................................... 40
4. Managing Files and Directories .......................................................................................... 47
4.1. A Larger Picture of the File System .................................................................... 47
4.2. Identifying and Working with File Types ............................................................ 48
4.3. File Compression and Archiving ......................................................................... 49
4.4. Manipulating Files at the Shell Prompt ............................................................... 55
II. Using Your System ....................................................................................................................... 59
5. Web Browsing..................................................................................................................... 61
5.1. Mozilla................................................................................................................. 61
5.2. Web Browser Keyboard Shortcuts ....................................................................... 63
6. Email Applications.............................................................................................................. 65
6.1. Evolution.............................................................................................................. 65
6.2. Mozilla Mail......................................................................................................... 68
6.3. Plain Text Email Clients ...................................................................................... 70
7. Working with Documents ................................................................................................... 73
7.1. The OpenOffice.org Suite................................................................................... 73
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cd
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cat
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