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>This document is an attempt to provide a summary of useful command-line tools available to a GNU/Linux based operating system, the tools listed are designed to benefit the majority of users and have being chosen at the authors discretion. This document is not a comprehensive list of <SPAN
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>Introduction</A
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>Who would not want to read this guide?</A
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>Availability of sources</A
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>Conventions used in this guide</A
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>Resources used to create this document</A
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>Feedback</A
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>The Unix Tools Philosophy</A
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>Shell Tips</A
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>General Shell Tips</A
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>The command-line history</A
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>Other Key combinations</A
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>Virtual Terminals and screen</A
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>Usage</A
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>Command Substitution</A
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>Performing more than one command</A
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>Mass Rename/copy/link Tools</A
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>Finding information about partitions</A
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