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Chapter 1: The UNIX Computing Environment
Chapter Overview
1.1 The Main Components of a Computer
1.1.1 Main components of a computer
1.2 Overview of Computer Operating Systems
1.2.1 Desktop operating systems
1.2.2 Network operating systems
1.2.3 Network operating system capabilities
1.3 Overview of the UNIX Operating System
1.3.1 Brief history of UNIX
1.3.2 UNIX varieties
1.3.3 Benefits of UNIX
1.4 The Solaris Operating Environment
1.4.1 Overview
1.4.2 SunOS operating system
1.4.3 Graphical User Interface (GUI) options
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Chapter 2: Accessing Your System and the Common Desktop Environment
Chapter Overview
2.1 User Accounts
2.1.1 Account Types
2.1.2 Login ID and password requirements
2.1.3 CDE v. command line environment
2.1.4 Logging in and out of the system
2.1.5 Changing your password
2.2 Becoming Familiar with the Common Desktop Environment
2.2.1 Front panel layout
2.2.2 Using the mouse and keyboard 
2.2.3 Managing windows
2.2.4 Locking the display
2.2.5 Workspace buttons
2.2.6 Minimizing and maximizing the front panel
2.2.7 The workspace menu
2.3 Customizing Your Workspace with Style Manager
2.3.1 Using style manager options
2.4 Working with Subpanels
2.4.1 Adding and removing applications with subpanels
2.4.2 Application manager
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Chapter 3: CDE User Applications
Chapter Overview
3.1 Using the Mail Tool
3.1.1 Introduction to mail tool
3.1.2 Composing a new mail messages
3.1.3 Responding to a received message
3.1.4 Deleting mail messages
3.1.5 Mail tool options menu
3.1.6 Creating alternate mailboxes
3.2 Using Calendar Manager
3.2.1 Introduction to calendar manager
3.2.2 Viewing your calendar 
3.2.3 Setting calendar options
3.2.4 Working with appointments
3.2.5 Working with other users' calendars
3.3 Other Built-in Applications
3.3.1 Voice and text note applications
3.3.2 Address manager
3.3.3 Calculator
3.3.4 Clock
3.3.5 Terminal windows
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Chapter 4: Getting Help
Chapter Overview
4.1 Using CDE Help
4.1.1 Using help viewer
4.1.2 Searching the help index
4.1.3 Using item help
4.1.4 Other ways to access help
4.2 Referencing AnswerBook2
4.2.1 AnswerBook2
4.3 Command Line Help
4.3.1 Man pages
4.3.2 The man command
4.3.3 Working with man pages
4.4 Troubleshooting
4.4.1 Troubleshooting
4.5 DOS / UNIX Reference Table
4.5.1 Reference table
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Chapter 5: Accessing Files and Directories
Chapter Overview
5.1 The File System
5.1.1 Sample user directory structure
5.1.2 Function of directories
5.1.3 File system structure
5.2 Directory Paths
5.2.1 Pathnames
5.2.2 Path components
5.2.3 Types of pathnames
5.3 Navigating the File System
5.3.1 Command-line syntax
5.3.2 Displaying the current directory
5.3.3 Changing directories using the cd command
5.4 Listing Directory Contents
5.4.1 The ls command
5.4.2 Displaying hidden files
5.4.3 Displaying file types
5.4.4 Displaying a long listing
5.4.5 Listing individual directories
5.4.6 Listing directories recursively
5.5 Identifying and Using Metacharacters
5.5.1 Identifying metacharacters
5.5.2 Using metacharacters 
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Chapter 6: Basic Directory and File Management
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6.1 Directory and File Management Using the Command Line
6.1.1 Using control characters
6.1.2 Determining file type
6.1.3 Displaying file contents with cat and more
6.1.4 Displaying file contents with head and tail
6.1.5 The wc command
6.1.6 Comparing files
6.1.7 File and directory naming conventions
6.1.8 Creating files
6.1.9 Creating directories
6.1.10 Removing files and directories
6.2 Using CDE File Manager
6.2.1 The file manager
6.2.2 File and folder icons
6.2.3 File menu options
6.2.4 Creating new folders and files
6.2.5 Changing folders
6.2.6 Recovering files
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Chapter 7: Advanced Directory and File Management
Chapter Overview
7.1 Advanced Directory and File Management Using the Command Line
7.1.1 Copying files
7.1.2 Copying directories
7.1.3 Renaming and moving files
7.1.4 Renaming and moving directories
7.1.5 Input / Output redirection
7.1.6 Command piping
7.2 Advanced Directory and File Management Using File Manager
7.2.1 Moving and copying files using drag-and-drop
7.2.2 Selected menu options
7.2.3 View menu options
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Chapter 8: File and User Information Utilities
Chapter Overview
8.1 File Systems Overview
8.1.1 Partitions
8.2 File Processing Commands
8.2.1 Finding files
8.2.2 Searching for strings
8.2.3 Finding files using the file manager
8.2.4 Sorting output
8.3 Identifying Users
8.3.1 The who command
8.3.2 Switching to another user account
8.3.3 User account information 
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Chapter 9: Using Text Editors
Chapter Overview
9.1 The vi Editor
9.1.1 Introducing vi
9.1.2 The vi modes
9.1.3 Opening files with vi
9.1.4 Input commands (entry mode)
9.1.5 Saving files and quitting vi (last-line mode)
9.1.6 Positioning commands (command mode)
9.1.7 Editing commands (command and last-line mode)
9.1.8 Advanced editing options (last-line mode)
9.2 Using the CDE Text Editor
9.2.1 Opening a text editor window
9.2.2 Using file options
9.2.3 Editing options
9.2.4 Replacing text
9.2.5 Format menu options
9.2.6 Text editor options
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Chapter 10: File System Security
Chapter Overview
10.1 Security Overview
10.1.1 Security policies
10.1.2 The superuser account
10.2 File System Permissions 
10.2.1 Displaying file system permissions
10.2.2 Permission categories (classes)
10.2.3 Permission types
10.2.4 Determining file and directory access
10.3 Changing Permissions From the Command Line
10.3.1 Changing permissions
10.3.2 Symbolic (relative) mode
10.3.3 Octal (absolute) mode
10.4 Changing Permissions with File Manager
10.4.1 Changing properties
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Chapter 11: Printing
Chapter Overview
11.1 The UNIX Printing Environment
11.1.1 Printing environment components
11.1.2 The printing process
11.2 Command Line Printing 
11.2.1 The lp print spooler
11.3 Managing Printer Queues
11.3.1 Monitoring queue status
11.3.2 Canceling a print request
11.4 Using CDE Print Manager
11.4.1 Printer jobs
11.4.2 Printer properties and job options
11.4.3 Printing from file manager
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Chapter 12: Backing Up and Restoring
Chapter Overview
12.1 Backup Strategies
12.1.1 Importance of backups
12.1.2 Backup methods
12.1.3 Data restoration issues
12.2 Backup Media 
12.2.1 Magnetic tape
12.2.2 Magnetic and optical disks
12.3 Backing Up, Compressing, and Restoring Files
12.3.1 Backing up files with tar
12.3.2 Compressing files
12.3.3 Uncompressing files
12.3.4 Backing up and compressing the home directory
12.3.5 Restoring files
12.4 Combining Backup and Compression
12.4.1 The jar command
12.5 GUI Backup Tools
12.5.1 Third party backup tools
12.5.2 Using CDE to archive, compress, and restore
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Chapter 13: System Processes and Memory Management
Chapter Overview
13.1 UNIX System Processes
13.1.1 System process overview
13.1.2 Types of processes
13.2 Displaying processes 
13.2.1 The ps command
13.2.2 Searching for a specific process
13.3 Terminating Processes
13.3.1 Identifying processes to terminate
13.3.2 Signals and the kill command
13.4 Memory Management
13.4.1 Physical memory (RAM) and swap space
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Chapter 14: Basic Features of the Korn and C Shells
Chapter Overview
14.1 Review of the Shell
14.1.1 Shell overview
14.2 Korn Shell Features 
14.2.1 Korn shell aliases
14.2.2 The history command in the Korn shell
14.2.3 Re-executing commands in the Korn shell
14.2.4 Editing the command line in the Korn shell
14.2.5 Custom prompts with the Korn shell
14.3 C Shell Features
14.3.1 Custom prompts in the C shell
14.3.2 Aliases in the C shell
14.3.3 The history command in the C shell
14.3.4 Re-executing commands in the C shell
14.3.5 Command-line substitution with the C shell
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Chapter 15: Customizing your Login Environment
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15.1 Initialization Files
15.1.1 Features of initialization files
15.1.2 System wide initialization files
15.1.3 User specific initialization filesgfv 
15.2 Shell Customization 
15.2.1 Korn shell customization
15.2.2 C shell customization
15.3 CDE Customization
15.3.1 The CDE initialization file
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Chapter 16: Network Basics
Chapter Overview
16.1 Network Infrastructure Concepts
16.1.1 Local Area Networks (LANs)
16.1.2 Wide Area Networks (WANs)
16.1.3 LAN architecture elements
16.1.4 Shared Ethernet
16.1.5 Switched Ethernet
16.1.6 Token ring and FDDI
16.1.7 Network topologies
16.2 Networking Protocols
16.2.1 The OSI model
16.2.2 The TCP/IP protocol
16.3 Client-Server Computing
16.3.1 Client-Server Computing
16.4 Network Commands
16.4.1 The ping utility
16.4.2 Telnet
16.4.3 The rlogin command
16.4.4 The ftp command
16.5 Naming Services and NFS
16.5.1 Naming service overview
16.5.2 NIS administration
16.5.3 NFS system
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Chapter 17: Career Guidance
Chapter Overview
17.1 What's Next?
17.1.1 UNIX | more
17.2 Careers in UNIX System Administration 
17.2.1 The profession
17.3 Sun Certification Path for System Administrators
17.3.1 Solaris Certification
17.4 The Sun Academic Initiative
17.4.1 SAI
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