“Everyone uses it, but do they know how to use it to best
advantage? I’m talking about the Unix shell. No matter whether you
log in to a super-duper latest-thing X desktop or with a Wyse 30
over a slow modem connection, you will most likely at some point be
using the shell. This article looks at how you can get the most
from it.”
- Introduction
- All Those Dot Files
- Environment Variables
- Aliases
- Functions
- Options
- Start-up Commands
- The Command Lne
- Resources
- Conclusion