Scott Granneman - Linux Phrasebook, 2nd Edition

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SECOND EDITION

Scott Granneman

800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 USA

Linux Phrasebook, Second Edition

Copyright 2016 by Pearson Education, Inc.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015955629

ISBN-13: 978-0-321-83388-4
ISBN-10: 0-321-83388-0

First printing: December 2015

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Scott Granneman is an author, educator, and small business owner. He has written seven books (about Firefox, Linux, Google Apps, and Mac OS X) and contributed to two. In addition, he was a columnist for SecurityFocus, one of the largest and most important security-focused sites on the Web, and Linux Magazine while it was in print.

As an educator, he has taught thousands of people of all agesfrom preteens to senior citizenson a wide variety of topics, including both literature and technology. He is currently an adjunct professor at Washington University in St. Louis and at Webster University, where he teaches a variety of courses about technology, social media, the Internet, and Web development. With the shift in focus over the past few decades to Linux and other open-source technologies, he has worked to bring knowledge of these powerful new directions in software to people at all technical skill levels.

As a Principal of WebSanity, a website planning, development, and hosting firm with clients in 12 states, he manages the firms Linux-based servers and infrastructure, researches new technologies, and works closely with other partners on the underlying WebSanity Content Management System (CMS).

This book is dedicated to Linux users,
both old and new. Welcome!

No one learns about the Linux shell in a vacuum, and I have hundreds of writers, working over decades, to thank for educating me about the awesome possibilities provided by the Linux command line. Books, websites, blogs, handouts at LUG meetings: All helped me learn about bash and the beauty of the Linux command line, and they continue to teach me today. If I can give back just a fraction of what I have absorbed, Ill be satisfied.

In addition to that general pool of knowledgeable individuals, Id like to thank the people (and animals) who gave me help and support during the writing of Linux Phrasebook.

My agent, Laura Lewin, who has been helpful in too many ways for me to recount.

My editors at Pearson, who gave me the opportunity to write this book in the first place and have encouraged me whenever I needed prodding.

Robert Citek provided invaluable help with RPM and was always there if I had a question. That man knows Linux.

My business partner and lifelong buddy, Jans Carton, helped me focus when I needed it, and was a (mostly) willing guinea pig for many new commands and options. Looking back at that day in fifth grade when we met, whoda thunk it?

Jerry Bryan looked over everything I wrote and fixed all the little grammatical mistakes and typos I made. I promise, Jerry: One day Ill learn the difference between may and might!

My wife, Denise Lieberman, patiently listened to me babble excitedly whenever I figured out something cool, even though she had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. Thats true love. Thanks, Denise!

Finally, I must point to my cute lil Shih Tzu, Libby, who always knew exactly the right time to put her front paws on my leg and demand ear scratches and belly rubs.

For the second edition, many things have changed (sadly, Libby has gone to that great dog house in the sky), but one thing is the same: Lots of folks helped me during the writing of this book, and they deserve recognition and my gratitude.

Mark Taber at Pearson supported me over a very lengthy writing period. I cant thank you enough, Mark. You are why this book exists today.

My wife, Robin Woltman, read through every chapter and made many invaluable edits and suggestions. You did a great job, Robin!