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-	~~''Under Construction!'' (recategorise, review, augment, and add descriptions after more sleep)~~

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-	~~==Useful Info (Optional but worth learning as you go!)==~~
-
-	~~Note: These your should pursue in your own time using the commands listed above for additional information!~~
-
-	~~General: alias, free, jobs, fg, dmesg, uname, xargs~~
-	~~Pattern Matching: grep, rgrep, egrep, fgrep~~
-	~~Process: top, ps, pgrep, nice, renice, kill, pkill, killall~~
-	~~Network: route, traceroute, arp, netstat, ping~~
-	~~File and Filesystem: cp, mv, rm, ls, cd, chmod, chown, cat, du, df, lsof, touch~~
-	~~Conveniences: ssh-agent, keychains, screen~~
-	~~Debian Package Manager: apt-get, dpkg, apt-cache, apt-file (Note: Debian based distribution specific)~~
-	~~Files and File Locations: /etc/passwd, /etc/hosts, /etc/hosts.allow, /etc/hosts.deny, /etc/hostname, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/groups,~~
-	~~/etc/fstab, /etc/modules, ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_aliases~~

Koopa: /* Newbie Command line Essentials (Learn these now!) */

Koopa — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:08:10 GMT

Newbie Command line Essentials (Learn these now!)

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-	~~==Newbie Command line Essentials (Learn these now!)==~~

-	If you don't know your commandline very well at least know the tools that you have at your disposal to find the information and operate most efficiently. This section will contain only the entries that will enable you to maximize your productivity at the command line.
-
-	Search and documentation tools are some of the most important tools you can learn on your box heres a brief list of a few of the most popular, all of which can be accessed through your terminal (xterm, rxvt, etc...) or console (<ctrl><alt>F1...F6). Note: Commands in no particular order examples not applicable in all distributions or setups.
-
-	~~'''Info'''~~
-
-	~~man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals (ex: man hier)~~
-	~~find - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex: find ~ -name '*.mp3')~~
-	~~locate - security Enhanced version of the GNU Locate (ex: locate hosts)~~
-	~~updatedb - update the slocate database (ex: updatedb&)~~
-	~~which - locate a command (ex: which ifconfig)~~
-	~~whereis - locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command (ex. whereis ifconfig)~~
-	~~hier - description of the file system hierarchy (ex. man hier)~~
-	~~apropos - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex. apropos <keyword>)~~
-	~~less - page through text one screenful at a time allowing for forward and backward movement in the file (ex. less~~
-	~~/usr/share/doc/debian/debian-manifesto)~~
-	~~su - change user ID or become super-user (ex. su - <passwd>)~~
-	~~sudo - execute a command as another user (ex. sudo /etc/init.d/networking)~~
-	~~history - display the list of commands previously typed (ex. history)~~
-
-	~~'''Keystrokes'''~~
-
-	~~<ctrl>r - reverse keyword search of the command history (ex. <ctrl>r<keyword>~~
-	~~/ - search forward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. /<keyword>)~~
-	~~? - search backward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. ?<keyword>)~~
-	~~n - continue to the next occurance of the keyword searches listed above (ex. n)~~
-
-	~~'''Network'''~~
-	~~ifconfig - configure a network interface (ex. ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2)~~
-	~~route - show / manipulate the IP routing table (ex. route add -net default gw 192.168.0.1)~~
-	~~iwconfig - configure a wireless network interface (ex. iwconfig eth2 essid GaylesPerk channel 11 mode auto)~~
-	~~iwlist - get more detailed wireless information from a wireless interface (ex. iwlist eth2 scan)~~
-	~~ifup - bring a network interface up (ex. ifup eth0)~~
-	~~ifdown - take a network interface down (ex. ifdown eth0)~~
-
-	~~'''Paths'''~~
-
-	~~/usr/share/doc, /usr/local/doc - documentation paths~~
-	~~/var/log - path of all your log files~~
-	~~/etc - most of your config files~~
-	~~/etc/init.d - system service control scripts~~
-	~~~ - an abbreviation of your home directory (long form: /home/user)~~
-	~~/ - root path, the base/parent path of all paths~~
-	~~. - current working directory~~
-	~~./ - path based off of the current working directory~~
-	~~../ - parent path~~
-
-	~~'''Special Characters'''~~
-
-	~~Note: not all essential but all worth learning early~~
-	~~\| - pipeline command, the standard output of one command is connected to the standard input of another command~~
-	~~(ie take the output of one command and send it to another)~~
-	~~\\ - preserves the literal value of the command that follows, except newline~~
-	~~(takes any special characters and turns them into something akin to text characters)~~
-	~~& - if a command is terminated by the control operator &, the shell executes the command in the background in a subshell~~
-	~~&& and \|\| - the control operators && and ││ denote AND lists and OR lists, respectively. An AND list has the form:~~
-	~~command1 && command2 (Note: command2 is executed if, and only if, command1 returns an exit status of zero)~~
-	~~; - commands separated by a ; are executed sequentially~~

	==Useful Info (Optional but worth learning as you go!)==		==Useful Info (Optional but worth learning as you go!)==

Koopa: /* Additional Useful Info You Should Learn */

Koopa — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:54:21 GMT

Additional Useful Info You Should Learn

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	; - commands separated by a ; are executed sequentially		; - commands separated by a ; are executed sequentially

-	==~~Additional~~ Useful Info ~~You Should Learn~~==	+	==Useful Info (Optional but worth learning as you go!)==

	Note: These your should pursue in your own time using the commands listed above for additional information!		Note: These your should pursue in your own time using the commands listed above for additional information!
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	Process: top, ps, pgrep, nice, renice, kill, pkill, killall		Process: top, ps, pgrep, nice, renice, kill, pkill, killall
	Network: route, traceroute, arp, netstat, ping		Network: route, traceroute, arp, netstat, ping
-	File and Filesystem: cp, mv, rm, ls, cd, chmod, chown, cat, du, df, lsof	+	File and Filesystem: cp, mv, rm, ls, cd, chmod, chown, cat, du, df, lsof, touch
	Conveniences: ssh-agent, keychains, screen		Conveniences: ssh-agent, keychains, screen
	Debian Package Manager: apt-get, dpkg, apt-cache, apt-file (Note: Debian based distribution specific)		Debian Package Manager: apt-get, dpkg, apt-cache, apt-file (Note: Debian based distribution specific)
	Files and File Locations: /etc/passwd, /etc/hosts, /etc/hosts.allow, /etc/hosts.deny, /etc/hostname, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/groups,		Files and File Locations: /etc/passwd, /etc/hosts, /etc/hosts.allow, /etc/hosts.deny, /etc/hostname, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/groups,
	/etc/fstab, /etc/modules, ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_aliases		/etc/fstab, /etc/modules, ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_aliases

Koopa: /* Newbie Command line Essentials (Learn these now!) */

Koopa — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:50:53 GMT

Newbie Command line Essentials (Learn these now!)

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	'''Info'''		'''Info'''
		+
	man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals (ex: man hier)		man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals (ex: man hier)
	find - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex: find ~ -name '*.mp3')		find - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex: find ~ -name '*.mp3')
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	'''Keystrokes'''		'''Keystrokes'''
		+
	<ctrl>r - reverse keyword search of the command history (ex. <ctrl>r<keyword>		<ctrl>r - reverse keyword search of the command history (ex. <ctrl>r<keyword>
	/ - search forward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. /<keyword>)		/ - search forward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. /<keyword>)
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	'''Paths'''		'''Paths'''
		+
	/usr/share/doc, /usr/local/doc - documentation paths		/usr/share/doc, /usr/local/doc - documentation paths
	/var/log - path of all your log files		/var/log - path of all your log files

Koopa: /* Newbie Command line Essentials */

Koopa — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:50:18 GMT

Newbie Command line Essentials

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-	==Newbie Command line Essentials==	+	==Newbie Command line Essentials (Learn these now!)==

	If you don't know your commandline very well at least know the tools that you have at your disposal to find the information and operate most efficiently. This section will contain only the entries that will enable you to maximize your productivity at the command line.		If you don't know your commandline very well at least know the tools that you have at your disposal to find the information and operate most efficiently. This section will contain only the entries that will enable you to maximize your productivity at the command line.
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	ifup - bring a network interface up (ex. ifup eth0)		ifup - bring a network interface up (ex. ifup eth0)
	ifdown - take a network interface down (ex. ifdown eth0)		ifdown - take a network interface down (ex. ifdown eth0)
		+
		+	'''Paths'''
		+	/usr/share/doc, /usr/local/doc - documentation paths
		+	/var/log - path of all your log files
		+	/etc - most of your config files
		+	/etc/init.d - system service control scripts
		+	~ - an abbreviation of your home directory (long form: /home/user)
		+	/ - root path, the base/parent path of all paths
		+	. - current working directory
		+	./ - path based off of the current working directory
		+	../ - parent path
		+
		+	'''Special Characters'''
		+
		+	Note: not all essential but all worth learning early
		+	\| - pipeline command, the standard output of one command is connected to the standard input of another command
		+	(ie take the output of one command and send it to another)
		+	\\ - preserves the literal value of the command that follows, except newline
		+	(takes any special characters and turns them into something akin to text characters)
		+	& - if a command is terminated by the control operator &, the shell executes the command in the background in a subshell
		+	&& and \|\| - the control operators && and ││ denote AND lists and OR lists, respectively. An AND list has the form:
		+	command1 && command2 (Note: command2 is executed if, and only if, command1 returns an exit status of zero)
		+	; - commands separated by a ; are executed sequentially

	==Additional Useful Info You Should Learn==		==Additional Useful Info You Should Learn==

Koopa: /* Additional Useful Commands */

Koopa — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:29:04 GMT

Additional Useful Commands

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	ifdown - take a network interface down (ex. ifdown eth0)		ifdown - take a network interface down (ex. ifdown eth0)

-	==Additional Useful ~~Commands~~==	+	==Additional Useful Info You Should Learn==

-	~~'''Search, Documentation and General Information Related Tools~~:~~'''~~	+	Note: These your should pursue in your own time using the commands listed above for additional information!
-	~~alias~~	+
-	du	+
-	df	+
-	~~free~~	+
-	~~top~~	+
-	~~lsof~~	+
-	~~help Display helpful information about~~ the ~~builtin~~ commands	+

-	~~'''Networking Information and Related Tools~~:~~'''~~	+	General: alias, free, jobs, fg, dmesg, uname, xargs
-	~~hostname~~	+	Pattern Matching: grep, rgrep, egrep, fgrep
-	~~ping~~	+	Process: top, ps, pgrep, nice, renice, kill, pkill, killall
-	route	+	Network: route, traceroute, arp, netstat, ping
-	traceroute	+	File and Filesystem: cp, mv, rm, ls, cd, chmod, chown, cat, du, df, lsof
-	arp	+	Conveniences: ssh-agent, keychains, screen
-	~~netstat~~	+	Debian Package Manager: apt-get, dpkg, apt-cache, apt-file (Note: Debian based distribution specific)
-		+	Files and File Locations: /etc/passwd, /etc/hosts, /etc/hosts.allow, /etc/hosts.deny, /etc/hostname, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/groups,
-	~~'''Files You Should Know Exist~~:~~'''~~	+	/etc/fstab, /etc/modules, ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_aliases
-	~~passwd~~	+
-	~~hosts~~	+
-	~~hosts.allow~~	+
-	~~hosts.deny~~	+
-	~~hostname~~	+
-	~~version~~	+
-	~~resolv.conf~~	+
-	~~groups~~	+
-	~~.bash_profile~~	+
-	~~.bashrc~~	+
-	~~.bash_aliases~~	+
-	~~fstab~~	+
-	~~modules.conf~~	+
-	~~dhclient.conf~~	+
-		+
-	~~'''Paths You Should Know Exist~~:~~'''~~	+
-	Note: ~~see man hier for general overview~~	+
-		+
-	/~~usr~~/~~share~~/~~doc~~	+
-	/~~usr~~/~~local~~/~~doc~~	+
-	/~~var~~/~~log~~	+
-	/etc	+
-	/etc/~~init~~.d	+
-	/etc/~~alternatives~~	+
-		+
-	~~'''Conveniences:'''~~	+
-	~~ssh-agent~~	+
-	~~keychains~~	+
-	~~screen~~	+
-		+
-	~~'''Basics:'''~~	+
-	cp	+
-	mv	+
-	rm	+
-	ls	+
-	cd	+
-	~~chmod~~	+
-	~~chown~~	+
-	~~cat~~	+
-		+
-	~~'''Essential Keystrokes:'''~~	+
-	;	+
-	?	+
-	*	+
-	~	+
-	.	+
-	./	+
-	\|	+
-	n	+
-	~~<ctrl>r~~	+
-	~~! Start a history substitution~~, ~~except when followed by a blank,~~	+
-	!n	+
-	~~!-n~~	+
-	!!	+
-	~~!string~~	+
-	~~!?string~~/n	+
-	~~less v~~	+
-		+
-	~~addme~~	+
-	~~grep rgrep egrep fgrep~~	+
-	~~xargs~~	+
-	su	+
-	~~sudo~~	+
-	~~package manager commands just names not all the options better kept in a different nonessential ref~~	+

Koopa: /* Newbie Command line Essentials */

Koopa — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:28:29 GMT

Newbie Command line Essentials

Koopa: /* Newbie Command line Essentials */

Koopa — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:19:38 GMT

Newbie Command line Essentials

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	Search and documentation tools are some of the most important tools you can learn on your box heres a brief list of a few of the most popular, all of which can be accessed through your terminal (xterm, rxvt, etc...) or console (<ctrl><alt>F1...F6).		Search and documentation tools are some of the most important tools you can learn on your box heres a brief list of a few of the most popular, all of which can be accessed through your terminal (xterm, rxvt, etc...) or console (<ctrl><alt>F1...F6).

-	~~hrm maybe I should restructure with~~ a ~~few examples~~ of ~~each~~ for ~~this part~~	+	man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals (ex: man hier)
		+	find - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex: find ~ -name '*.mp3')
		+	locate - security Enhanced version of the GNU Locate (ex: locate hosts)
		+	updatedb - update the slocate database (ex: updatedb&)
		+	which - locate a command (ex: which ifconfig)
		+	whereis - locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command (ex. whereis ifconfig)
		+	hier - description of the file system hierarchy (ex. man hier)
		+	apropos - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex. apropos <keyword>)
		+	less - page through text one screenful at a time allowing for forward and backward movement in the file (ex. less /usr/share/doc/debian/debian-manifesto)
		+	su - change user ID or become super-user (ex. su - <passwd>)
		+	sudo - execute a command as another user (ex. sudo /etc/init.d/networking)

-	~~''' Search, Documentation and General Information Essential Tools:'''~~	+	history - display the list of commands previously typed (ex. history)
-	~~man~~ - ~~an interface to~~ the ~~on-line reference manuals (usage: man <manual page>)~~	+
-	~~find - search the manual page names and descriptions (usage: find <path> -name <pattern>)~~	+
-	~~locate - Security Enhanced version~~ of ~~the GNU Locate~~ (~~usage:~~)	+
-	~~updatedb - update the slocate database~~	+
-	~~which - locate a command~~	+
-	~~whereis - locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command~~	+
-	~~hier - Description of the file system hierarchy~~	+
-	~~apropos - search the manual page names and descriptions~~	+
-	~~history -~~	+
	<ctrl>r		<ctrl>r
-	;	+
-	*	+	/ - search forward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. /<keyword>)
-	n	+	? - search backward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. ?<keyword>)
-	~~less~~	+	n - continue to the next occurance of the keyword searches listed above (ex. n)

-	'''~~Networking Information and Related Essential Tools:~~'''	+	'''The basic command line essentials needed to bring up a network interface to connect to the internet'''
-	ifconfig - configure a network interface	+	ifconfig - configure a network interface (ex. ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2)
-	route - show / manipulate the IP routing table	+	route - show / manipulate the IP routing table (ex. route add -net default gw 192.168.0.1)
-	iwconfig - configure a wireless network interface	+	iwconfig - configure a wireless network interface (ex. iwconfig eth2 essid GaylesPerk channel 11 mode auto)
-	iwlist - ~~Get~~ more detailed wireless information from a wireless interface	+	iwlist - get more detailed wireless information from a wireless interface (ex. iwlist eth2 scan)
-	ifup - bring a network interface up	+	ifup - bring a network interface up (ex. ifup eth0)
-	ifdown - take a network interface down	+	ifdown - take a network interface down (ex. ifdown eth0)

	==Additional Useful Commands==		==Additional Useful Commands==

Koopa: /* Additional Useful Commands */

Koopa — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:55:42 GMT

Additional Useful Commands

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	'''Search, Documentation and General Information Related Tools:'''		'''Search, Documentation and General Information Related Tools:'''
-	~~bash - GNU Bourne-Again SHell~~
	alias		alias
-	~~less~~
-	~~more~~
	du		du
	df		df
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	traceroute		traceroute
	arp		arp
-	~~ifup/down~~
-	~~ifconfig~~
-	~~iwconfig~~
-	~~iwlist~~
	netstat		netstat

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	'''Conveniences:'''		'''Conveniences:'''
-	~~history~~
	ssh-agent		ssh-agent
	keychains		keychains

Koopa: /* Newbie Command line Essentials */

Koopa — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:53:42 GMT

Newbie Command line Essentials

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	Search and documentation tools are some of the most important tools you can learn on your box heres a brief list of a few of the most popular, all of which can be accessed through your terminal (xterm, rxvt, etc...) or console (<ctrl><alt>F1...F6).		Search and documentation tools are some of the most important tools you can learn on your box heres a brief list of a few of the most popular, all of which can be accessed through your terminal (xterm, rxvt, etc...) or console (<ctrl><alt>F1...F6).
		+
		+	hrm maybe I should restructure with a few examples of each for this part

	''' Search, Documentation and General Information Essential Tools:'''		''' Search, Documentation and General Information Essential Tools:'''
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	hier - Description of the file system hierarchy		hier - Description of the file system hierarchy
	apropos - search the manual page names and descriptions		apropos - search the manual page names and descriptions
		+	history -
		+	<ctrl>r
		+	;
		+	*
		+	n
		+	less

	'''Networking Information and Related Essential Tools:'''		'''Networking Information and Related Essential Tools:'''

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	If you don't know your commandline very well at least know the tools that you have at your disposal to find the information and operate most efficiently. This section will contain only the entries that will enable you to maximize your productivity at the command line.		If you don't know your commandline very well at least know the tools that you have at your disposal to find the information and operate most efficiently. This section will contain only the entries that will enable you to maximize your productivity at the command line.

-	Search and documentation tools are some of the most important tools you can learn on your box heres a brief list of a few of the most popular, all of which can be accessed through your terminal (xterm, rxvt, etc...) or console (<ctrl><alt>F1...F6).	+	Search and documentation tools are some of the most important tools you can learn on your box heres a brief list of a few of the most popular, all of which can be accessed through your terminal (xterm, rxvt, etc...) or console (<ctrl><alt>F1...F6). Note: Commands in no particular order examples not applicable in all distributions or setups.

		+	'''Info'''
	man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals (ex: man hier)		man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals (ex: man hier)
	find - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex: find ~ -name '*.mp3')		find - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex: find ~ -name '*.mp3')
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	hier - description of the file system hierarchy (ex. man hier)		hier - description of the file system hierarchy (ex. man hier)
	apropos - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex. apropos <keyword>)		apropos - search the manual page names and descriptions (ex. apropos <keyword>)
-	less - page through text one screenful at a time allowing for forward and backward movement in the file (ex. less /usr/share/doc/debian/debian-manifesto)	+	less - page through text one screenful at a time allowing for forward and backward movement in the file (ex. less
		+	/usr/share/doc/debian/debian-manifesto)
	su - change user ID or become super-user (ex. su - <passwd>)		su - change user ID or become super-user (ex. su - <passwd>)
	sudo - execute a command as another user (ex. sudo /etc/init.d/networking)		sudo - execute a command as another user (ex. sudo /etc/init.d/networking)
-
	history - display the list of commands previously typed (ex. history)		history - display the list of commands previously typed (ex. history)
-	<ctrl>r	+
-		+	'''Keystrokes'''
		+	<ctrl>r - reverse keyword search of the command history (ex. <ctrl>r<keyword>
	/ - search forward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. /<keyword>)		/ - search forward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. /<keyword>)
	? - search backward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. ?<keyword>)		? - search backward for occurance of keyword in a manpage, many editors and pagers (ex. ?<keyword>)
	n - continue to the next occurance of the keyword searches listed above (ex. n)		n - continue to the next occurance of the keyword searches listed above (ex. n)

-	'''~~The basic command line essentials needed to bring up a network interface to connect to the internet~~'''	+	'''Network'''
	ifconfig - configure a network interface (ex. ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2)		ifconfig - configure a network interface (ex. ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2)
	route - show / manipulate the IP routing table (ex. route add -net default gw 192.168.0.1)		route - show / manipulate the IP routing table (ex. route add -net default gw 192.168.0.1)