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Introduction.Acknowledgments.About the Authors.Chapter 1 Linux Origins.Chapter 2 Installing Linux from a CD-ROM.Chapter 3 Getting Started Using the Linux System.Chapter 4 Files and Directories in Linux.Chapter 5 Using Files in Linux.Chapter 6 Linux File Permissions.Chapter 7 Shell Basics.Chapter 8 Basic Linux Utilities.Chapter 9 Advanced Linux Utilities.Chapter 10 The vi Editor.Chapter 11 Shell Variables and the User Environment.Chapter 12 Linux Processes and Process Control.Chapter 13 Shell Programming.Chapter 14 The Linux X Window System.Chapter 15 Linux Documentation and Support.Appendix A: Command Summary.Appendix B: Exercise Answers.Appendix C: Quiz Answers.Index.