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

File Systems and Directories

Files

Printers, Print Jobs, and Queues

Backup Files and Storage Media

Establishing a Backup Policy

Formatting Diskettes (format or fdformat Command)

Checking the Integrity of the File System (fsck Command)

Copying to or from Diskettes (flcopy Command)

Copying Files to Tape or Disk (cpio -o Command)

Copying Files from Tape or Disk (cpio -i Command)

Copying to or from Tapes (tcopy Command)

Checking the Integrity of a Tape (tapechk Command)

Compressing Files (compress and pack Commands)

Expanding Compressed Files (uncompress and unpack Commands)

Backing Up Files (backup Command)

Restoring Backed-Up Files (restore Command)

Archiving Files (tar Command)

Command Summary for Backup Files and Storage Media

File and System Security

Customizing the User Environment

Shells

AIX Documentation

Appendix. Notices

Index