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Unix /Linux

This section contains free e-books and guides on Unix and Linux, some of the resources in this section can be viewed online and some of them can be downloaded.

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Embedded Linux Opersys

This PDF presentation covers the following topics related to Embedded Linux : booting custom kernel and rootfs, Introduction, Development workspace, Kernel basics, Bootloader setup, Root filesystem, flash, images, internals and drivers, Manipulating storage devices, Choosing and installing the rootfs, Kernel internals, Linux hardware support, Device driver overview, debugging, real­time and networking, Kernel debugging primer, Real­time Linux basics, Debugging applications, Networking services, toolchain building and human factors, User interfaces, Development tools setup, Linux, the human factor.

s458 Pages

Embedded Linux Systems by UPM

This PDF covers the following topics related to Embedded Linux : Scope, Building Linux Using Buildroot, Cross-compiling Applications for Beagleboard, Adding Support for Com2 Serial Port to Beagleboard, Adding Support for the USB to Ethernet Interface, Using Integrated Development Environments: Code::blocks and Eclipse/CDT, Preparing the Linux Virtual Machine, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Packages Installed.

s52 Pages

The Complete FreeBSD

This PDF covers the following topics related to FreeBSD : Introduction, Before you install, Quick installation, Shared OS installation, Installing FreeBSD, Post-installation configuration, The tools of the trade, Taking control, The Ports Collection, File systems and devices, Disks, The Vinum Volume Manager, Writing CD-Rs, Tapes, backups and floppy disks, Printers, Networks and the Internet, Configuring the local network, Connecting to the Internet, Serial communications, Configuring PPP, The Domain Name Service, Firewalls, IP aliasing and proxies, Network debugging, Basic network access: clients, etc.

s719 Pages

FreeBSD Man Pages

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Linux System Administration by Paul Cobbaut

This PDF covers the following topics related to Linux System Administration : Process Management, Disk Management, System Management, Network Management, Kernel Management.

s385 Pages

Linux System Administration by MIT

This PDF presentation covers topics related to Linux System Administration. These notes are aimed at giving you an overview of Linux or Unix systems and their operations, skills in configuring a system, tools to diagnose hardware and software failures, some specific info and debugging tips for Field System machines.

s88 Pages

The Linux Command Line

This book is for new Linux users who have migrated from other platforms. This book is divided into four parts, each covering some aspect of the command line experience. Part1 : Learning The Shell, Part2 : Configuration And The Environment, Part3: Common Tasks and Essential Tools, Part4: Writing Shell Scripts.

s555 Pages

Introduction to Linux by Augustine Abaris

This note explains the following topics: Research Computing Services, Linux Overview, Linux Interaction - Shell and Commands, I/O redirection, Navigating the file system, Processes and job control, Editors, Creating and Running Code.

s71 Pages

The Linux Programmer's Guide

This PDF covers the following topics related to Linux Programming : The Linux operating system, The Linux kernel, The Linux libc package, System calls, The “swiss army knife” ioctl, Linux Interprocess Communications, Sound Programming, Character Cell Graphics, Programming I/O ports, Porting Applications to Linux.

s131 Pages

Lecture Notes On Linux Programming

This book covers the following topics: Linux Advantages, Linux Distribution Names, Layered Architecture, Linux Files and Directories, Processes and signals, Interprocess communication, Shared Memory.

s193 Pages

UNIX Administration by MSU

This PDF covers the following topics related to UNIX Administration : Introduction to Unix Administration, Unix Refresher, Files and Directories Command, Working with IO Redirection, Pipes and Filters, Introduction to Shell Programming, Advanced Shell Scripts, Booting and Shutting, User and Group Management, Device and Disk Management, Introduction to File System, Network File system, Virtual File System, Security, Printer Management, Backup and Recovery, Space Management, Scheduling of System Events, Performance Monitoring, Network Management.

s253 Pages

System and Network Administration

Covered topics:The Unix Filestore, Unix File Processing, Searching and Regular Expressions, Introduction to System Administration, Managing Users, Microsoft Active Directory, Starting UNIX and The UNIX Kernel, TCP/IP Networking.

sNA Pages

Unix Guide for Beginners

UNIX is a multi-user operating system; in other words it allows more than one user to have access to a computer at the same time. The users share the computer’s various resources amongst them. This PDF covers the following topics related to Unix : Introduction, Directory Structure/Hierarchy, First Commands, Wildcards and a useful feature, Copying and Moving Files, More about more, cat, and piping, Shells, Text editors.

s33 Pages

Introduction to Unix by Rob Funk

This note covers the following topics: basic background in Unix structure, knowledge of getting started, directory navigation and control, file maintenance and display commands, shells, Unix features, text processing.

s126 Pages

Text Editing in UNIX A short introduction to vi, pico, and gedit

These slides concentrate on vi because it is very fast and always available. Although the set of commands is very cryptic, by learning a small subset of the commands, you can edit text very quickly.

s31 Pages

GNU Emacs Manual

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Introduction to Unix Network Programming by University of Illinois

This PDF covers the following topics related to UNIX Network Programming : Internet Protocols, Direction and Principles, Network Programming, Client-Server Model, Server-side service models, Stream sockets, Datagram sockets, Socket Address Structure, TCP and UDP Ports, etc.

s90 Pages

Unix Network Programming

This note covers the following topics: Process Control, Signals, Pipes and FIFOs, Mutexes and Condition Variables, Posix Semaphores, Shared Memory and Socket Programming.

s86 Pages

Unix Programming by KHIT

This PDF covers the following topics related to UNIX Programming : Introduction to unix, Brief History, What is Unix, Unix Components, Using UnixCommands in Unix, Some Basic Commands, Command Substitution, Giving Multiple Commands, The File system, Using the Shell, Filters, The Process.

s103 Pages

UNIX Application and System Programming

This lecture note is written by Stewart Weiss. This note covers the following topics: Introduction to Systems Programming, Login Records, File I/O, and Performance, File Systems and the File Hierarchy, Controlling File and Terminal I/O, Interactive Programs and Signals, Event Driven Programming: Timers and Asynchronous I/O, Process Architecture and Control, Interprocess Communication, Threads and the Pthread Library.

sNA Pages

Practical Linux or Unix Security

This PDF covers the following topics related to Linux/UNIX Security : Core security concepts, Maintaining confidentiality, Keeping our data safe from intruders, Integrity, Authentication, Security from the start, inetd vs. iptfw, Firewalling, Controlling your users, Cracklib, etc.

s71 Pages

UNIX Security Threats and Solutions

This PDF covers the following topics related to UNIX Security : Overview of UNIX System, Privileges in UNIX, Attackers, Threats to UNIX Systems, Classes of Security Flaws, Improper Choice of Initial Protection Domain, Network, Solutions, etc.

s38 Pages

XView Programming and Reference

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Cygwin Users Guide

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