About This Book

Login Names, System IDs, and Passwords

User Environment and System Information

The Common Desktop Environment

Commands and Processes

Input and Output Redirection

Standard Input, Standard Output, and Standard Error

Redirecting Standard Output

Redirecting Output to a File

Redirecting Output and Appending to a File

Creating a Text File with Redirection from the Keyboard

Concatenating Text Files

Redirecting Standard Input

Discarding Output with the /dev/null File

Redirecting Standard Error and Other Output

Using Inline Input (Here) Documents

Using Pipes and Filters

Displaying Program Output and Copying to a File (tee command)

Clearing Your Screen (clear Command)

Sending a Message to Standard Output (echo Command)

Appending a Single Line of Text to a File (echo Command)

Copying Your Screen to a File (capture and script Commands)

Displaying Text in Large Letters on Your Screen (banner Command)

Command Summary for Input and Output Redirection

File Systems and Directories

Files

Printers, Print Jobs, and Queues

Backup Files and Storage Media

File and System Security

Customizing the User Environment

Shells

AIX Documentation

Appendix. Notices

Index