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5 Preface: About This Guide
5 What’s in This Guide
6 Using Onscreen Help
7 Documentation Map
7 Viewing PDF Guides Onscreen
8 Printing PDF Guides
8 Getting Documentation Updates
9 Getting Additional Information
10 Chapter 1: Introduction to the Command-Line Environment
11 The Command-Line Environment
11 UNIX
11 The Shell
11 Accessing the Shell
11 Local Access
13 Remote Access
13 Closing the Shell
13 Executing Commands and Running Tools
14 Terminating Commands
15 Specifying Files and Folders
16 Commands Requiring Root or Administrator Privileges
16 Getting Help for Command-Line Tools
16 Using Help Built Into Command-Line Tools
17 Using Man Pages
18 Using Info Pages
19 Chapter 2: Using the Command-Line Shell Interactively
19 Standard Pipes
20 Redirecting Input and Output
20 Correcting Typing Errors
21 Using Environment Variables
22 Repeating Commands
22 Including Paths Using Drag and Drop
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