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Linux Newbie Guide: Shortcuts And Commands

Linux Newbie Guide: Shortcuts And Commands
[an error occurred while processing this directive] Linux Shortcuts and Commands: Linux Newbie Administrator Guideby Stan and Peter Klimas This is a practical selection of the commands we use most often. Press <Tab> to see the listing of all available command (on your PATH). On my small home system, it says there are 2595 executables on my PATH. Legend:<> = single special or function key on the keyboard. Notes for the UNIX Clueless:1. 7.1 Linux essential shortcuts and sanity commands <Ctrl><Alt><F1>Switch to the first text terminal. <Ctrl><Alt><Fn> (n=1..6) Switch to the nth text terminal. ttyPrint the name of the terminal in which you are typing this command. <Ctrl><Alt><F7>Switch to the first GUI terminal (if X-windows is running on this terminal). <Ctrl><Alt><Fn> (n=7..12) Switch to the nth GUI terminal (if a GUI terminal is running on screen n-1). <Tab>(In a text terminal) Autocomplete the command if there is only one option, or else show all the available options. exitLogout. . .. .

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An A-Z Index of the Bash command line for Linux Commands marked • are bash built-ins Many commands particularly the Core Utils are also available under alternate shells (C shell, Korn shell etc). More bash commands: Linux Command Directory from O'Reilly, GNU CoreUtils.SS64 bash discussion forumLinks to other Sites, books etc Free Printable Calendars - CalendarsQuick Download calendars for August 2015 and September 2015 in Adobe PDF and Microsoft Excel formats using the 12 calendar styles below. Click on a calendar below to get started. PDF Calendars Print high-quality calendars in Letter & A4 paper sizes. Personalize with a time range, title, holidays, portrait/landscape orientation, start day of the week, and more. Excel Calendars 58 Cool Hacks - LXF Wiki From LXF Wiki (Originally written for Linux Format issue 58, October 2004) Increase your guru points and apply these cunning hacks to boost performance, secure your system and increase productivity - or fun! One of the great things about Linux is that there's usually more than one way to do something. Chances are, the way you are doing a particular task right now isn't necessarily the best way either. This collection of hacks is the result of a lot of effort: some are functional, some are fun, but they are all cool!

25+ Useful Linux and Unix Cheat sheets Faster programming gives you more time for small business website design and other projects. This is my first post on Cheat sheets. Actually Cheat sheet is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. Top 10 Apps that Boosts Ubuntu’s User Experience 1) Ubuntu Tweak Ubuntu Tweak allows changing all the itsy-bitsy pieces of Ubuntu desktop OS. It is the equivalent of TweakUI for Windows. You can achieve the same results by using the gconf-editor tool in Ubuntu. Ubuntu Tweak also helps install third-party upgrades in a simpler fashion so it definitely gives a new boost to your clumsy Ubuntu desktop and increases UserExperience.

Create Your Own Graphical Web of Trust I created my GnuPG key back in 2004, and I've been very active with it since (thank you Glen). I have also seen graphical representations of the Web of Trust for a specific public keyring, and I've always been curious how I could create my own. Well, last night I finally buckled down and figured it out. Calibrate your monitor Calibrate your monitor so that photos, videos and everything else in color looks right. Mac users have a manual calibration tool that gives very good results. Windows users have no calibration tool, but Adobe has a gamma calibration tool that's included with Photoshop that can be used for acceptable results. Manual calibration can be done on your Ubuntu desktop as well. Follow these steps. Calibration should be done on a monitor that's warmed up (turned on for 15 minutes or more).

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