Tips on using Unix

Summary

This is a collection of commands and facilities which occasional Unix users (eg Web site owners) use and need.

In the formal descriptions of commands, bold type means the keyword or value described is compulsory; normal type means it is optional; and slanted type means that the mnemonic must be replaced by an appropriate value. Ellipsis (…) means the preceding item is repeatable.

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